Hull City Vs Manchester United FPL: Who Hauled And What It Means
The call — Hull City 2, Manchester United 0. 22 August. Two £4.0m defenders scored. The clean sheet held. Mendy is the headline. Goal, one bonus, 13 blocks-tackles-interceptions, 15 points in 63 minutes. He costs £4.0m. Hardly anyone owns him — roughly 1 in 100 managers. Ajayi matched him: goal, two bonus, 14 points, also withdrawn on 63 minutes. Also £4.0m. Also owned…
Tzolakis backed them up. Five saves, three bonus, 10 points at £4.5m. Egan played the full 90, made 22 defensive actions — he cleared the extra-defending line by a distance — and took 8 points. Slater (£4.5m) and McBurnie (£5.5m) supplied the assists.
Now the line most readers came for. Bruno Fernandes played 90 minutes and returned 2 points. He costs £12.0m. Around 5 in 10 managers own him. Mbeumo, owned by roughly 4 in 10, also played 90 for 2 points. Cunha came off on 79 minutes with 2 points. Maguire and Shaw finished with 1 point each. Mainoo lasted 23 minutes. Dalot got 10.
What the facts say. Hull kept United to nothing at the MKM Stadium. Their entire back line at £4.0m returned. That is one match. Mendy and Ajayi were both substituted on 63 minutes; Egan and Tzolakis went the distance. Whether the goals repeat is not knowable from one fixture. Whether Hull will rotate that back line is not knowable either. We do not predict. We report.
The calls. Fernandes and Mbeumo owners hold. One blank against a promoted side is not a sell. Selling a £12.0m midfielder after 90 minutes played would be a reaction, not a decision. Managers wanting a Hull defender buy Mendy at £4.0m — he sits top of our rankings from this match, he scored, and he costs the minimum. Egan is the alternative for those who prioritise minutes: 90 played, 8 points, £4.0m. Do not buy Mainoo or Dalot. Twenty-three minutes and ten minutes are the facts. The facts say bench-fodder at best.
Buy Mendy. Hold Fernandes. Ignore the rest of United until they give you a reason not to.