One key move in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves select no City assets - and yes, even Haaland!
Our budget is needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they welcome one of the most struggling teams in Premier League recent memory.
Yes, Manchester City scored in five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.
And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you just have to exploit - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.
This squad of the week is chosen based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.
No captain return but big points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a huge eighty-three points total. Success!
Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.
Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal on the road this season and one in their last 6 matches.
Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)
The Toffees are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.
And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times last season.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two matches.
More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three games.
In those matches he's had 4 shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.
No stats required to back this up. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.
The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.
More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (home)
Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.
Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an explosive FPL asset he can be.
You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.
He was absent for the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.
Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (home)
Leeds come into this match following two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.
This is probably the winger's final match before heading to the AFCON.
He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three home matches.
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in 7 home games. He is the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.
He was strongly at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.
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