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Dugout Discussion January 13

De Bruyne continues in false-nine role for Man City against Brighton

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Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) is set to continue in a false nine role for Manchester City with Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) left on the bench for the game against Brighton.

The mercurial Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) and in-form Phil Foden (£6.2m) will flank the German, with no room for Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) in the starting XI.

Behind De Bruyne is budget midfield favourite Ilkay Gundogan (£5.5m), with Rodri (£5.4m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

Pep Guardiola has stuck with the same back four with John Stones (£5.0m) and Ruben Dias (£5.8m) at centre-back. Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) continue at full-back.

Ederson (£6.0m) returns in goal, replacing Zack Steffen (£4.4m).

Graham Potter has yet again had Fantasy Premier League managers tearing their hair out with another much changed lineup.

Classed as a midfielder on the game, Percy Tau (£5.5m) looks to be making his Premier League debut up-front, supported by Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m).

With the impressive Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) suspended, Davy Propper (£4.8m) comes into the side to partner Ben White (£4.4m) in centre midfield.

Bernardo (£3.9m) and Joel Veltman (£4.3m) lineup at wing-back. Adam Webster (£4.4m), Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Dan Burn (£4.2m) are the three centre-halves.

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) keeps his place in goal.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden; Bernardo Silva

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Bernardo, Veltman; Propper, White, Mac Allister, Trossard; Tau

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  1. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB lacks composure?

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  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB fail 🙁

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  3. Scholes Out For Summer
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    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Has KDB's finishing actually gotten worse this year? He would've finished that last season

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    1. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hes not used to finishing from 5 yards out tbf

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      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Good one! 😀

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    2. Hazz
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes his conversion rate is far down on what it was last year.

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  4. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KdB captain fail

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  5. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB 19/20 plants that in the corner of the goal

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    1. Baines on Toast...
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nope, he is nowhere near the box

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    2. CloudSky
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      More like 4/20 considering the amount of one on ones he missed this season.

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  6. Drogo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB (C) + Gundogan owner here.. yes.

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      KdB + Stones + Cancelo. Good times.

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  7. Chrisitis
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Poor pass from gundo actually

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  8. BeWater
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    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB couldn't hit water if he threw a stone off a cruise liner in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

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    1. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      ?

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  9. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sterling in KDB will get points

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  10. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thread the eye of a needle with any pass but can’t find the corner of the net

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  11. Eleven Hag
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus doing his best to never play for city again

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    1. Eleven Hag
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Oops, Mahrez

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    City looking rubbish going forwards

    Back to how they have played the majority of this season

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    1. Granville
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      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      They have no striker. It's not surprising.

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      1. Nomar
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Pep trolling as usual.

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    2. potatoace
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      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This happens every time pep doesn't field a striker.

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    3. Yank Revolution
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thats why I am KDB-less...Cancelo only or bust

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  13. Sun Jihai
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB on -1bps 🙁

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  14. Old Man
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I'm really surprised that KDB didn't drag that onto his left foot, go round the keeper and slide it in from an acute angle. All these strikers seem to aim for the Barbarella region - between the legs.

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    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Barbarella lol

      memories of my youth huddled in the dark watching that 🙂

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      1. Old Man
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        That was some strip-tease eh? What a body.

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        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          her's was nice as well 🙂

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  15. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This has a jammy first-half goal from someone like Trossard written all over it. Even if City hit them for ten in the second 45, that'll be a lot of CSs ruined.

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    1. Granville
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      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Trossard has a 4% conversion percentage this season so probably..

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ahhh yes, I remember bringing him in and getting stuck with him for ages after he hit the woodwork about 3 times against United. Good times....

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  16. Eleven Hag
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Looks like a 1-0 Cancelo or Rodri game this

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    1. Granville
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      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That'll do nicely.

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    2. Yank Revolution
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That'd be a dream

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  17. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    glad I only have KdB on FH

    Salah returns next week so back to ranting about him

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    1. Yank Revolution
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Glad I didnt FH...it isnt going to be worth it...as I presumed.

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    2. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      23 minutes in. Patience.

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      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        come on this is FFS

        3 mins and we meltdown

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  18. Spg76
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Unpopular opinion here but I think KDB is looking sharp. I think a 18 pointer incoming

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    1. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't surprise me since I capped Son.

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  19. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can't you practice finishing on training?

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  20. DAZZ
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cancelo playing in a deep playmaker role

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  21. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Feck sake that -12 I was going to take if Sterling was not passed fit looks like the move I should have made. This City game looks very cagey one for the defences. "Shoulda, woulda, coulda" the three best fantasy football players in history. Very consistent!

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  22. have you seen cyan
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No one ever scores when I watch games, sorry guys

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tune in when Sterling comes on please

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  23. WVA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can the commentators sck Stones off anymore, he's only been good because of Dias

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    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      thisssss

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Harsh. Dias has certainly tightened everything up but Stones has been doing great. Agree the commentators are blowing him up because he is English though.

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  24. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Gundogan keep losing ball

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  25. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    City midfield looks very unstable, Brighton just waltzing through when they have the ball

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  26. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    If I was on a fh would have gone 5 at the back and triple City defense

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  27. FPL Scoop
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Strange that Laporte never gets a game anymore even when fit

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  28. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    do you reckon KdB eats too much cheese and chocolate being Belgian? Must have an effect on his form

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  29. WVA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    City are so open, so easy for Brighton to get forward

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  30. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nearly Gundo A, Foden G there

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