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At present, Rasmus Hojlund, who struggled last season scoring just 10 goals in 52 games, is Ruben Amorim’s first choice centre forward.
Amorim praised the Dane for his performance in Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and the £72m man did well to use his pace and power to create an opportunity for himself which struck the outside of a post.
However, he
Manchester United could look to Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins to lead their line, Bayern Munich consider Luis Diaz deal and Arsenal chase Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.
Aston Villa and England forward Ollie Watkins, 29, is on Manchester United’s list of potential striker recruits if Denmark international Rasmus Hojlund, 22, leaves Old Trafford this summer. (Athletic – subscription required), external
England international Marcus Rashford faces returning to Manchester United for
Bryan Mbeumo (captain), Brentford, £8.1m – Manchester United (h)
You don’t need much of a reason to pick Mbeumo, FPL’s second-highest points scorer.
But the situation this week is a dream scenario.
Manchester United are almost certainly going to put out a weakened team, with their focus on the Europa League, and it is not like they have been great.
Mbeumo is in form, he takes penalties, is Brentford’s talisman
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace): He came back into the Palace team and was excellent, strong and powerful against Bournemouth. When they went down to 10 men he was key in securing a clean sheet.
William Saliba (Arsenal): There’s not much more we can say about him. Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 win at Ipswich and he never looked flustered. He’s closing in on being as good as Virgil van Dijk.
Ollie Watkins has a message for his Aston Villa manager Unai Emery – he wants to be starting the biggest games.
The striker said he’d been “fuming” to only be a substitute for both of Villa’s Champions League quarter-final ties against Paris St-Germain.
But against Newcastle on Saturday he channelled his anger perfectly as he scored inside the opening minute and set up another to propel his side to a
Villa took a massive step towards the quarter-finals of the Champions League with their 3-1 victory at Club Brugge in midweek.
However, with a number of heavyweights still in the competition and the prospect of a last-eight tie against Liverpool or Paris St-Germain – should they advance past the Belgians – this represented crucial progress domestically.
Villa’s post-Champions League struggles have been well documented this term.
Prior to this fixture
Fellow striker Jhon Duran is expected to complete a move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr in a deal worth up to 85m euros (£71.09m). The Saudi transfer window closes on Friday.
Monchi, Villa’s president of football operations, admits the club will need to keep some of the money brought in to help comply with profit and sustainability rules.
He said: “It is an important operation for a player with
Some 4,266 days since last taking charge of an Everton home match – a 2-0 victory over a side he would later go on to manage in West Ham – Moyes was back in the dugout at Goodison Park and witnessed the monumental job he has walked in to.
Moyes, 61, is the oldest manager currently in the top flight and he will need to use all those years of
Watkins had a point to prove on Monday night, having been dropped by manager Unai Emery in favour of Colombian forward Jhon Duran in each of Villa’s last three matches.
But with Duran suspended following his red card at Newcastle at the weekend, the England striker was given his first start in almost three weeks.
Villa had their first penalty appeal rejected in the 30th minute when Rogers and Jan
Declan Rice (Arsenal): I can’t remember a professional footballer living with a price tag so comfortably. The sheer weight of the £105m Declan Rice cost Arsenal would have destroyed most players. However, we are dealing with a rather special individual who has improved the Gunners, and placed them in a position where they are capable of beating any team on their day.
They may not have won the title or