The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game is back for 2019/20 and Manchester City and Manchester United are the standout sides to own. As the champions return to the top flight along with the newly-promoted Wolves, it’s easy to see why many FPL players will be drawn to Pep Guardiola’s side this season. But FPL managers should also consider owning United’s frontline in their squads. The Red Devils have been boosted by exciting additions including Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James. Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho has brought in Alderweireld, Dalot and Pereira.
The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game is back for 2019/20 and Manchester City and Manchester United are the standout sides to own.
The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game is back for 2019/20 and Manchester City and Manchester United are the standout sides to own.
The title was claimed by Pep Guardiola’s side last season, who won it by 19 points from their rivals. They also smashed records in terms of clean sheets, goals scored and shots on target throughout their campaign.
In contrast, Jose Mourinho’s men finished second but failed to challenge for top spot after suffering a number of injuries over the course of the season – Romelu Lukaku being one notable absentee after being ruled out until December due to injury during pre-season training ahead of his move from Everton last summer.
As the champions return to the top flight along with the newly-promoted Wolves, it’s easy to see why many FPL players will be drawn to Pep Guardiola’s side this season.
As the champions return to the top flight along with the newly-promoted Wolves, it’s easy to see why many FPL players will be drawn to Pep Guardiola’s side this season.
The Spanish manager has assembled a strong squad at Manchester City that should be capable of challenging for honours on all fronts in 2019/20. Their defence looks particularly solid with experienced centre-backs Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones supported by Kyle Walker in full-back positions. In midfield they have Brazilian international Fernandinho who is one of their most reliable performers while up front there are several options including Sergio Aguero (if he stays), Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane as well as new signing Gabriel Jesus who scored 19 goals last season despite only playing 26 games due to injury issues
But FPL managers should also consider owning United’s frontline in their squads.
Man Utd’s front line is worth considering for your FPL squad.
- The value of the Man Utd front line: FPL managers should consider owning United’s frontline in their squads, as they provide solid returns and are priced at a reasonable level. At $9,500m, Romelu Lukaku is less than $1m more expensive than Harry Kane ($8,700m), who has been one of the biggest budget busters this season. With four goals and two assists in his last five gameweeks, Lukaku looks set to continue producing good points against Leicester City on Saturday afternoon. Marcus Rashford ($7,300m) has also been playing well recently; he has scored two goals in his last three games and should be able to contribute even further against Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday evening at Old Trafford Stadium (home). Anthony Martial ($8,200m) could also make an impact off the bench if needed — he scored twice against Bournemouth last weekend after coming on as a substitute in place of Jesse Lingard (£6k).
The Red Devils have been boosted by exciting additions including Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James.
- Harry Maguire.
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- Daniel James.
- Alderweireld, who has been linked with a move away from Tottenham Hotspur in the past few months but remained at White Hart Lane when no offers materialised, is set to be a key player for United this season after signing an extension through 2022 with the club earlier this week. His arrival could spell trouble for Matteo Darmian and Victor Lindelof, who might not even make it into Mourinho’s starting XI given how solid their defence looks now that they’ve added another world class centre-back in Maguire and one of Europe’s best fullbacks in Wan Bissaka (who also played center back during his time at Crystal Palace).
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho has brought in Alderweireld, Dalot and Pereira.
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho has brought in Alderweireld and Dalot.
Alderweireld is a defender who spent last season at Tottenham Hotspur after five years with Atletico Madrid. The Belgian international played over 300 games for the Spanish club before moving to England in 2016 where he won the Premier League title in his first season with Spurs.
Dalot is also a defender but unlike Alderweireld he’s only just turned 21-years-old so he has plenty of time to develop into one of Europe’s best players at this position! He joined Man Utd from Porto last summer but didn’t feature too much during his debut campaign at Old Trafford because of injury problems but now seems fit enough to play regularly under Mourinho again this season which will be good news for Fantasy Football managers everywhere!
With their riches of stars and new signings, Man City and Man Utd look like teams you should be backing this season
Manchester City are the team to be backing this season, with their riches of stars and new signings. They have no competition as the best squad in the league and will be favorites for the title Jack Grealish – £8.5m.
They do however have some weaknesses that can be exploited by other teams, namely their lack of depth at centre-back and a weaker bench than United who have more value with better fixtures coming up over Christmas (in theory).
Conclusion
With their riches of stars and new signings, Man City and Man Utd look like teams you should be backing this season. If you’re planning on going all out in FPL then it’s probably worth considering owning both sides or at least having some overlap between them as they look likely to take points off each other when they meet in Gameweek 28 (for example).
Manchester City are the team to be backing this season, with their riches of stars and new signings. They have no competition as the best squad in the league and will be favorites for the title