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Dugout Discussion – Man United vs Everton

Gameweek 5 concludes at Old Trafford as Manchester United’s Fantasy assets bid to end our weekend with a series of hauls.

Romelu Lukaku is undoubtedly the big draw. Still by far the top player, he remains part of 2.8 million squads and is backed by 1.4 million with the captaincy (30.1%).

However, having been the dominant captain all season, his Gameweek 5 support is at its lowest since the opening weekend of the season when he was backed by 28% of managers.

In addition, despite scoring six goals in six outings in all competitions, Lukaku’s ownership continues to slide.

The Belgian suffered a net loss of 72,000 owners ahead of Friday’s deadline and has so far been sold by another 38,000 managers before kicking a ball in Gameweek 5. Over 28,000 of those managers have made the move to Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, with the Argentine’s hat-trick putting real pressure on Lukaku today. Fail to deliver returns and sales will surely pick up pace.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also needs to produce.

The Armenian has been the major benefactor in FPL terms from Paul Pogba’s injury, gaining more than 321,000 new owners – second only to Spurs’ Ben Davies for Gameweek 5.

But following the 11-point tally from City’s David Silva in yesterday’s 6-0 win at Watford, Mkhitaryan owners will be keen to see their man produce a return without the influence of Pogba alongside him.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    DDG(Elliot)

    Ake Naughton Bavies (Stephens Hegazi)

    Eriksen Silva Salah Mhik Carroll

    Lukaku Firmino (Mounie)

    Keen on getting Morata for Firmino but issues in defence seem to be more pressing. .4 itb and 2 ft going into next week. Where do you folk think the focus should be with my 2 freebies? Stephens or Ake out?

    1. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ditch both Stephens and Ake.

  2. BaasB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Daniels | Willian | Chicarito --> Otamendi | David Silva | Ayew worth -8?

    My team atm:
    Foster Elliot
    Valencia Bertrand Naughton Mbemba (Daniels)
    Mhikitarian Eriksen Salah GroB (Willian)
    Lukaku Firmino (Chicarito)

    Appreciate replies

  3. S.Agueroooooo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Stephens to

    A) jones
    B) monreal.

    1. fantasykid
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  4. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bertrand and Kane to Alonso and Aguero done. F**k it.

  5. pakornk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Rangel dropping! *gasps*

  6. socho
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hello...First GW where I will see Red arrows. Anyone can advise me what is wrong/to be changed as priority?

    ----------------Elliott------------
    ---Wimmer--Jones--Alonso------
    -GroB--Mkhy--Ramsey-Eriksen(c)
    ---Lacazette---Morata----Lukaku

    Bench: Pickford, Mbemba TC 4m

  7. hnmfm
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    YEEAH BOI 735,130 jump

  8. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Play Suttner NEW (H) or Trent AA LEI (A)?

    Aware that TAA could be rotated but that's why we have autosubs

    1. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'd play Suttner at home

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      TAA has a lot more upside. Downside is he plays as a sub.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        if*

  9. Pooodle
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    This worth a wildcard to catch fixture changes? Getting nothing from my defence at the minute.

    Elliot, Krul
    Davies, AKE, DAWSON, SUTTNER, LONG
    Eriksen, Mkhi, ALLI, MOOY, CARROLL
    Lukaku, Jesus, FIRMINO

    Changing to:

    Elliot, Krul
    Davies, KOLA, OTAMENDI, WARD, WIMMER
    Eriksen, Mkhi, SILVA, ATSU, CHALOBAH
    Lukaku, Jesus, VARDY

    1. Yozzer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If you feel it do it. I debated so much I talked myself out of it. Paid the ultimate prices as lost 35 points by not doing so

      1. Pooodle
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        The only thing is I usually like saving a WC for a time when I want to change my big hitters and I'd keep most this time. But having a new defence would be great.

        Maybe I'll just do something like Ake and Dawson out for Otamendi and Ward.

  10. Sol Campbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What do you make of my wildcard team - any suggestions or how I can improve it or is it ok?

    Fabianski (Elliot)
    Kolasanic Bellerin Walker Davies
    Silva Salah Miki GroB
    Aguero Lukaku

    Bench: Elliot Long RLC Hemed

    1. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn't get Bellerin. Think a Chelsea or United defender would be better. You have no Spurs attacking cover which is a bit of a worry.

  11. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What should I do ?? Nothing worsk. OR 3mill. my team for gw6 is

    Elliot ( Foster )

    Kolasinac - Mendy - Davies ( Clark, TAA)

    Alli - Mkhitaryan - Ritchie - Carroll ( Chalobah )

    Kane - Jesus - Firmino

    1. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Play Clark, bench Carroll and save FT

  12. Champione
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Early thoughts on Kompany > Kolasinac -4?

    1. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yup - if Kompany is out for a while

      1. Champione
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        think he's on his way back but can't see him playing week in week out

  13. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Otamendi or Stones?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Otamendi

  14. Reuser
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best option for 3rd and 4th mid? 5th mid is Carroll.

    a) Ritchie and RLC
    b) Gross and Atsu

    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  15. pakornk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is selling Lukaku and Kane to Jesus and Kun genius or stupid?

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Stupidly genius.

    2. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      would only do one of the moves

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      One is a good idea...two is too much

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Well at least your guaranteed goals against palace

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Don't get Jesus. He always subs him off.

  16. El Lobito 10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    5-2-3 for the first time ever.

    Thoughts?

    Eliot
    Kolasinac Walker Bertrand Jones Bavies
    Mkhitaryan Ritchie
    Kane Lukaku Aguero

    1. how now brown cow
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Quite pleasing so long as they all play.

    2. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I like it. Same front 3 as me! Quite a few decent cheap midfielders and defenders around to make it work.

    3. Delph & Safety
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I admire your bravery and I like your team

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks 🙂

    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If I was prioritising defence with 5 at the back then surely you have to go with Alonso?

    5. socho
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hell yeah

    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just think what would've been said of "hourglass" teams like this in years of 3-4-3 doctrine gone by 🙂

      Different world this season!

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks everyone!

        Yes J, Alonso was in but it was a choice of him and Morata or Bertrand and Kun.

  17. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Foster Elliot
    Kola TAA Stephens Suttner Prödl
    Mkhi Salah Ritchie Tadic Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Firmino

    2 FT 0.1 ITB

    A) Stephens and Tadic > Davies and Brady
    B) Stephens > Jones and save
    C) something else

  18. Chris_H
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Would you punt on getting Hazard in now if you're on a WC? Seems like he'll be back in the first XI by next week.

    1. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing suggests he will bang in goal in a few weeks imo

    2. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  19. Blue Gaffer
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Morata & Firmino---------Aguero & Chicarito -4 yes or no?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not Chicarito

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No

    3. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      no

    4. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not Chicarito.

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chicha ?

  20. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like some serious price rises this week - may hit the WC to catch it

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yep...fplstatics is going wild.

      The sound of knees jerking up and down the land 🙂

    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just did it.

  21. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    0.2m off doing Kane to Aguero and Hegazi to Kolasinac, was just playing around with transfers that might be appealing. Any thoughts if i had the funds to do it for -4 would you have saiid do it?

    1. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane to punish. But it's not the worst hit I've seen, Kola has amazing fixtures coming

  22. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    a) Chicarito, Bertrand
    b) Joselu, Kolasinac (-4)

    next 2 game weeks. Very tempted to do it.

  23. FDMS All Starz
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do to this team? 0.0itb & 1FT

    Foster
    Alonso-Cedric-Naughton
    Eriksen-Salah-Atsu-Caroll
    Morata-Kane-Lukaku

    Subs: Elliot-Chalobah-Simpson-Long

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Save FT

    2. Cornholi0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cedric to Otamendi?

  24. Tronity
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2FTs. Have Kane, Lukaku and Firmino (and Salah)

    Alli and Firmino > Ritchie and Aguero?

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Meh, I guess. If you have no pressing issues and you want to do it.

    2. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      yeah

    3. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Good moves. I would do it.

    4. @fpl_phenom
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Id say yes as you'd have Salah Aguero Kane Lukaku!

  25. Atimis
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    1.What to do with Firmino?
    2.How to fit Kun?

    Elliot/Foster
    Bavies/Jones/Cedric/Lowe/Mbemba
    Eriksen/Miki/Ritchie/Chalobah/TC
    Kane/Kaku/Firmino

    2FT 2.5ITB

  26. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Time for WC. 🙂

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Enjoy. I'll wait until GW8

  27. Emiliano Sala
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Elliot speroni
    Jones yoshida davies suttner mbemba
    Alli salah mkhi RLC TC
    Kane aguero chicharito

    Last night I bought aguero for lukaku

    Use WC or not?

    Yoshida a risk with VVD back
    Chicha playing vs tottenham??

  28. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    RP
    A. Otamendi +1m
    Or
    B. Walker

    Both options over Alonso
    City fixtures look awesome ...

  29. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Not the best week to use it but free hit chip could get a lot of points this week. Mendy Kolasinac Jesus Aguero

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      And Lacazette

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      WC then
      You need those players for next 5/6 weeks

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nah...

      That chip is guaranteed success in a gw with blanks.

      It could go wrong in other weeks.

  30. captaincuddles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wildcarded lukuka out to get kane and now regret that obviously!

    Front 3 vardy kane Jesus 0 itb. Should i leave as is or trade one of those 3 to lukuka(vardy and Jesus would involve downgrading alli for -4)

    Cheers

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      leave as is.

      1. captaincuddles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        cheers