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After kicking off our series of Big Numbers articles with a look at the best performing Defenders over the first three Gameweeks, we now move further up the pitch. This time round we focus on midfielders, with a trio of summer signings all showing plenty of promise in their new surroundings.

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  1. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Loved Delph tonight. Deserved call up. Refreshing to see.

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't like the way he was so slow to close down that Inler shot in the second half, but overall had an encouraging game.

    2. Business Dog
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Was good to see how well his head reflected the floodlights.

    3. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      completely agree, he's been due a start.

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

    I've asked this before (so not bandwagoning with Welbeck), but would you do:

    Terry, Ramsey, Rooney and Dzeko -> Azpicuelta (or other 6.0), Di Maria, Welbeck and Aguero

    for a WC?

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

      No. I think that's three downgrades to get Aguero in, who has two tough fixtures next.

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That doesn't look too bad at all, and certainly not template.

      It would be hard to kick Ramsey out. Last season he was a gem and only £6.0m. Now at £9.1m, he has to come under tougher scrutiny.

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

    People doing Jov > Welbeck, do you have any other city cover?

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

      Get Dzeko

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      not that fussed about it for 2 GWs.. also an injured player is not exactly cover atm so we dont have city cover right now either

      1. Sunny 😎
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Hey Valar, saw your question a bit late yesterday. Our team is a mix of people from all over and I think you and me are the only Indians on it. So no bias there.

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

      Nope, ahh never thought of that. Dont care, i can live without "covers". Its points that matters

    4. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      no

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

    Is sterling in for mata a good choice for this week or can it wait a week? Have a free transfer available

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Good

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

      i'm waiting.

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

    Wilshere is hopeless. England looked far better without him.

  6. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    US Open Finals:

    Nishikori vs Cilic

    Starting in 5-10mins

  7. Kerrazy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Jove>welbs this wk, roon>falc next?

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

      Sounds good.

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

      Thats my current plan too and Mata also out next, I think.

    3. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yep same here!

  8. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Adrian Childs = Twat

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

      He speaks highly of you though

    2. JT's Dog
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I like twats
        So no

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

      Sturridge is too injury prone and will probably miss Villa. Who should I replace him with?

      F(A)lcao
      (B)alotelli
      (C)osta

      I also have Rooney and Dzeko.

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

        Costa if he starts no brainer

      2. Ser Football 42
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Costa
        Balo might be a good choice fixture wise though

      3. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Read earlier that Sturridge has had 11 injuries since joining Liverpool....amazing...

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

      A. Welbeck
      Or
      B. Naismith + 1.5

      Anyone? 🙂

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

        Welbeck

      2. Ole Gunnar Kush
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        b then upgrade to welbeck when Barkleys back

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

        Thanks both. Would have preferred a consensus though!

    5. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks Man U

      🙂

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

        Falcao is an upgrade of Welbeck surely?

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

          Mmmm maybe

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

        Man U now my "2nd side"

    6. JT's Dog
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Does anyone know the way to San Jose ?

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

          If you're going to san francisco, be sure to

          1. JT's Dog
              11 years, 3 months ago

              To?

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

                wear some flowers in your hair

                1. JT's Dog
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    I have no hair
                    Stupid song

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

            Woah........Aguero > Welbeck allows me to Siggy > Yaya

            8 point hit incoming

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

              🙂

            2. Kerrazy
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              😆

            3. A guy
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Not a smart move at all.

          3. Jay_
              11 years, 3 months ago

              New WC team
              Bego / Gilks
              Ivanovic Moreno Clyne ( Moore Hutton )
              Tadic Sterling Fab Zaha ( Siggy)
              Welbeck Falcao Costa
              *Zaha to Boyd gives flexibility for future eg. Falcao>Aguero
              Fab can always go for AdM for United cover
              All 11 at home gw4

            • Canadian Football
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Fecking Phil Jones' glass hammy

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

                Jones is an injury waiting to happen

                1. Canadian Football
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  arrrggghhh!!!!

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

                    He's like a bull in a china shop at times

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

                🙁 Might WC.

            • Method man
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Ramsey or di maria

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

                Ramsey

              2. Red Elephant
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                ADM without a second of doubt.

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

                Ramsey

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

                Ramsey

              5. Sess!
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                One is proven FPL gold, the other isn't. Go figure.

              6. A guy
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Said it many times before. Not having Ramsey is a crime. 3 assists and a goal in an international game don't guarantee you easy points from Di Maria, wait for him to settle in.

            • flippetyflop
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              I have this screaming voice in the back of my head and it's saying Tadic Tadic Tadic over and over again 🙁

              But then there's another nagging thought in the back of my head that knows if I bring him in for Ramsey he will score 🙁

              Help

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

                Don't listen to the voices in your head.
                I used to but now I just keep on killing

              2. Woy of the Wovers
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Sort out your third person pronouns please.

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

                i wake up with the name lamela in my head for some reason.. have done every morning for the last few weeks.
                not subbing him in though.

            • JT's Dog
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Just WC ed and only brought in welbeck

                1. Red Elephant
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Look at your knee!!! Jerking all over the place, goodness me.

                  1. JT's Dog
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Jealous

                  2. Paul Psychic Octopus
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Is that you Arsene?

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

                  Sturidge and Silva > Sterling and Ballotelli/Aguero for a -4?

                  1. LOCO ABREU
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    i like

                  2. Sess!
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Round of applause for posting a double transfer that doesn't involve welbeck. Have an upvote.

                3. Wings Fan
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Haven't looked on here or any other football opinion site today...So being completely objective...

                  Wilshere was poor tonight.

                  In fact, he's poor in most games. Just don't "get" him. World-beater on football manager, distinctly average in real life.

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

                    He does have his moments

                    1. Wings Fan
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      As do most players. They're few and far between. Can beat the first man, but never a second or third. Either gives the ball away or falls over.

                      Everyone slates Michael Carrick for passing the ball backwards/sideways, but sometimes it IS necessary in that deeper role. Wilshere could have benefited from a bit of it tonight.

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

                    I don't see it either, but there must be something

                4. Ole Gunnar Kush
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Did the Jones injury look bad?

                  1. 7shadesofsmoke
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    could be cramp. I wouldn't knee-jerk him out

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

                    Just a hammy maybe be out for a few weeks

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

                    His head was chopped off. So yes, quite bad

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

                    Judging by his facial reaction it looks like anything from a sore leg to a career ending injury

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

                      It was just some trapped wind

                    2. Ole Gunnar Kush
                      • 15 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      So it wasnt precautionary...

                  5. Sess!
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Not as bad as his face.

                5. 7shadesofsmoke
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Aguero, Falcao or Balotelli?

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

                    Welbeck

                    1. 7shadesofsmoke
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      he's essential, thus not up for debate 😉

                  2. Ole Gunnar Kush
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Aguero for now imo

                  3. Sess!
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    That order

                    1. 7shadesofsmoke
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      cash rules everything around me C.R.E.A.M. get the money, dollar dollar bill y'all

                6. LOCO ABREU
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  so jones out long term?

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

                  If Jones is injured I might as well wildcard.....

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

                    Me too 😀

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

                      What are you looking at at the minute Acqua?

                  2. Sunny 😎
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Don't know how United are going to get through the season with a defence which doesn't seem to be able to stay away from the treatment table

                8. Cubillas
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Who are the 3 most "essential" players on your team?

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

                    Sig costa sterling

                  2. LOCO ABREU
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    costa,siggy,sterling

                  3. Lanley Staurel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    The 3 I haven't got yet!

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

                      😉

                      It looks like siggy, costa and sterling are the 3 most essential for these few responses.

                      Any others?

                  4. Paul Psychic Octopus
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Costa, Siggy and, er… Naismith

                  5. Jairzinho
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Ramsey, Sterling, Costa

                  6. Dr Dream
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Costa Sanchez Hazard

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

                    Hazard Ramsey Siggy

                9. SammoUK111
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  When do prices go up/down this week?

                  1. Lanley Staurel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Every day overnight GMT.

                    1. SammoUK111
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      So why have several players been well over 100% but have not changed price for days?

                      1. Lanley Staurel
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 15 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        It's been the main topic of conversation for days on here. Algorithms changed and price monitoring sites don't work anymore.

                        1. SammoUK111
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 3 months ago

                          Thanks. Don't have as much time as I used to to troll these forums and keep up with things ^_^

                10. Lanley Staurel
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Assuming we were all on our wildcard and all strikers were fit, what are your top 3 strikers which you would aim for (assuming you go 343). Needs to be affordable.

                  1. King H
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Costa Welbeck Falcao

                    1. Lanley Staurel
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 15 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Same here. You worried about no City though?

                      1. King H
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        Don't think Aguero or Dzeko have shown enough in the past gameweeks to make my team

                  2. Wings Fan
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Falcao/Aguero/Costa

                    Welbeck for one of them if we're being "affordable"

                  3. Dr Dream
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Welbeck Costa Falcao

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

                    Costa , Falcao (think) Welbeck = Affordable in my team

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

                    Sturridge Welbz Falcao

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

                    Costa Aguero and maybe Falcao. Too early to tell with Falcao.

                11. Woy of the Wovers
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Now that I think about it, Arsenal were probably the worst club that ManU could sell Welbeck to.

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

                    True 🙂

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

                    They didn't want to sell to a competitor so had to before Burnley came in for him

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

                      Worried about the relegation battle ?

                12. Red Elephant
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  How many wildcards will be activated as a result of Jones' injury, and Welbz's haul? Ahahahhaha the joys of FPL. :')

                  1. Jairzinho
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Probably not many to be honest.

                13. King H
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  I have Jones Alderwierd and Moreno atm ..
                  Who to replace Jones ?

                  1. Sess!
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    How much in bank?

                    1. King H
                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      5.5 none in bank