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25 August 2014 2664 comments
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Last season’s top two go head-to-head at the Etihad this evening as Gameweek 2 is brought to its conclusion. Both City and Liverpool go in search of a second successive win, allowing Fantasy managers the chance to assess our options in midfield and attack, with Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Daniel Sturridge looking to get amongst the goals once again.

Aguero remains on the bench for City, however, as Manuel Pellegrini makes just one change from the side that defeated Newcastle last Sunday. The City boss hands Stevan Jovetic and Edin Dzeko the chance to lead the line again, then, whilst Pablo Zabaleta is drafted in at right-back, with Gael Clichy swapping over to the other flank as Aleksandar Kolarov drops out.

Brendan Rodgers makes a couple of alterations to the XI that started against Southampton last time around. New signing Alberto Moreno is handed a debut at left-back, with Glen Johnson shifting to the right of defence as Javier Manquillo drops out. Elsewhere, Joe Allen comes in for Lucas in the centre of the park.

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  1. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Navas vs a limping Moreno.. should be interesting..

  2. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    That should have been a red card for diving

    1. smythy
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He was doing the Can Can

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        🙂

    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      agreed 🙁

    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Gerrard's long term replacement

  3. Gorgles
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero will score

  4. Robareid
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Zab loved that

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    To think I was selling Jovetic before kick off 🙂

    1. Captain Peacock
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hi Five for keeping the faith too!

      1. GST
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I sold him last night to avoid the drop.

        Least I got 2 goals as a leaving present.

  6. pistol_pete
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Time for a Jovetic bandwagon?

    1. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      It could be!

  7. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of Aguero starting next game?

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Home to Stoke, 100%.

    2. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Depends on Dzeko now! but Imo Aguero and jovetic to start!

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I still think he'll be a sub.

  8. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    This is a good result for arsenal, we'll get our 4th place medals ready

    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lol when was the last time u won a trophy?

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ummm

        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Iv won 20 titles so dont bother comin at me

  9. mgilbert86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Jovetic wagon a rollin

  10. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Panic WC team:

    Krul

    Azpi Robertson PVA Hutton Wisdom

    Hazard Ramsey Lamela Siggy Sterling

    Kun Rooney VadgePie

    1. Adderz
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Dare I ask what VadgePie is?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I'll try a mouthful 😆

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          😀

  11. Bolt-on
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    City are doing a training drill now

  12. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pool have problems IMO

    don't carry the same attacking threat as last season but still leaky at the back

    still, it could be worse, they could be United 🙁

  13. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like Gerrard is getting a bap here

    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Discrace

      1. Mr_Partridge
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Discraceful spelling

        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Cum on then

          1. Mr_Partridge
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            :sick:

        2. Podge
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          😆

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      For what??

    3. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      What? How? 😆

    4. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Prefer a goal but i'll take that.

    5. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Well deserved 🙄

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lol at liverpool defence

    1. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Still better than Man Utds

      1. Podge
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Still 😆

  15. smythy
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero is a beast!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Causing real panic among defenders

  16. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    How do I get Aguero in? Guessing dropping one of the United players and Dzeko.

    Bego

    Terry - Wisdom - Chambers (Duff - Moore)

    Hazard - Mata - Ramsey - Siggy (Marney)

    Rooney - Costa - Dzeko

    Am thinking:

    a) Rooney and Dzeko ---> Naismith/7m and Aguero

    b) Hazard and Dzeko ---> Chadli and Aguero

    c) Mata and Dzeko ---> 5.4 mid and Aguero

    d) No Aguero

  17. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    So, is this the end of the Sterling wagon?

    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Away to the champions? Of course not, planning to keep him in for the season if he doesn't get injured.

    2. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      jump on the Jove wagon!

    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not for long

    4. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

    5. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Just asking. As both he and Liverpool seem so useless. And frankly, Liverpool already was lucky not to lose to Southampton.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I dont know what game you were watching...

      2. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        GW4 onwards there will be points.

    6. Zasa
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully will drop .2 & I'll take for the fixtures 😉

  18. Nice 2 Michu
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Post your score, 74 here, with baps.

    1. Adderz
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      snap

    2. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      55

    3. Andre W
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      71 no baps

    4. Misunderstood Genius
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      73

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        73

    5. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      70

    6. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      68

    7. Fray Bentos
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      100

    8. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      71. Ended up with disappointment, but well happy with that.

      1. JWF
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        As you should be.

    9. JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      50

    10. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      61

    11. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      70

    12. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      71

    13. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      61 with baps. Chester and Bego killed me so not great, but solid enough to stay in the top 3 in most of my leagues. (Obviously nowhere near the top in this community though.)

    14. radawson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Really? No one actually cares

    15. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      52 not good week

    16. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      63

    17. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      59 🙁

    18. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      55 Started so well on Saturday too. Two weeks running it's done that to me. 😡

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Me too!

    19. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      55

      49 with PvA, Chester, Dzeko, Sterling and Sturridge to play. Unbelievable.

    20. Demel
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I really have done badly. 54.

    21. michaeld2054
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      53

    22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      58

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Bojan and Chester!

    23. Zasa
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      60

  19. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Yayayayayayayayayayayayaya 1 point!

  20. dribbler
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    well that was painful

  21. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Dzeko being injured would make things a LOT easier.

    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No it bloody wouldn't!

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Was just an impact injury

    3. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Was thinking this, but he just walked off there without any sign of an injury 🙁

    4. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Has a knock

  22. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Costa or Rooney to aguero ?

    1. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Roo I reckon

  23. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks the, Yaya.

    Another awful GW for me then.

  24. thes7s
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    GW to forget.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      This

      F'n Yaya.

  25. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What I like about Jovetic and Aguero is that they look hungry for goals. Dzeko just doesn't give me that impression.

  26. Daniel The Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    70 this week. What happened to Dzeko? Is he injured? Gonna be out? I'm at the airport so missing the second half.

    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Was on the ground and then got subbed out for Aguero. Didn't look good.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        The medics have a thumbs up sayinh he could go back on...

  27. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Dzeko owners what are you doing? Even if he's fit, can you honestly see him starting? Not sure who to replace him with though.

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He was limping at the end of the match

      A bit of a worry

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        It's a bloody scratch for god's sake.

        1. Barry Woj
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          This.

    2. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Dzeko's style meshes better with Serg's. Jovetic plays very similarly to Aguero, making wild runs and creating chaos everywhere, so having the two on at once probably isn't Pelligrini's preference. This all changes if Dzeko is legitimately hurt, of course.

  28. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    BOOM

    Thank you Zabaleta. £10 richer 🙂

  29. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Sad Dzeko owner here 🙁

    Who to replace him?

    A. Adebayor
    B. Bony
    C. Jovetic
    D. Giroud
    E. Someone else (please state)

    Thanks.

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Keep him

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thought he went off injured?

        1. Gazza2000
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Nothing bad

    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ade, but only if he's injured

    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Probably Ade. Someone who will start every week.

    4. Ghost Ship
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A or C both good third choices I think.

    5. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero

  30. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero will be 12.6 by the start of GW4 😉