Manchester United Vs Manchester City FPL: Who Hauled And What It Means
The call — MUN 0–1 MCI: Gvardiol hauls, Foden sees red, Fernandes blanks Haaland scored the only goal at Old Trafford on 13 September. He played 90 minutes, took two bonus and finished with 8 points. About 7 in 10 managers own him at £15.5m. They got what they paid for.
The FPL story sits in City's back line. The clean sheet held, and Gvardiol (£5.6m) topped the match with 11 points — an assist, maximum bonus and 90 minutes, despite a yellow card. About 2 in 10 own him. Matheus N. (£5.9m) took 9 points off defensive work and a bonus point; fewer than 1 in 10 managers have him. Rúben (£5.5m) and Guéhi (£6.0m) each banked 6. Donnarumma (£5.5m) made three saves for 7 points at 5.5, owned by fewer than 1 in 10. One clean sheet paid five City players.
Two cautions on that back line. O'Reilly (£6.4m, owned by about 1 in 10) got 8 minutes. He came on after the clean-sheet cutoff and took 1 point. His owners paid for a bench cameo. And Foden is the headline problem for the 4 in 10 of a hundred who considered him: sent off after 22 minutes, minus 2 points, and a suspension to serve. He does not play next week. He sits, or he goes.
United owners came for one line. Fernandes (£12.0m, owned by about 4 in 10) played 90 minutes and returned 2 points. Mbeumo (£7.9m, about 2 in 10) returned 2. Šeško lasted 23 minutes before coming off. Zirkzee got 7. Lammens conceded once and made one save for 2 points. No United attacker did anything at the derby.
The calls. Gvardiol is the buy — £5.6m, first pick in a defence that just shut out United away, and 8 in 10 managers do not own him. Haaland is a hold; he scored, he is owned by 7 in 10, he stays. Foden is suspended: sell or bench, he cannot play. Fernandes owners hold their nerve or move the £12.0m elsewhere — that is a squad decision, but two points from 90 minutes is the fact on the table. Buy Gvardiol.