Thread by @4lex_mcfc

For #UCLFantasy managers curious about Man City ahead of R16 Leg 2 (against Leipzig), here are my thoughts...

Up front, I'd be very surprised to see anything other than Grealish-Haaland-Mahrez

No explanation needed on Haaland

On the wings, Pep will want control in this match against a very potent, transition-based Leipzig side - playing in transition will be to City's detriment, imo

Grealish is next to undroppable atm anyways, though he's still not a great fantasy asset due to the role he's playing and his lack of end product

Mahrez is our UCL king, he fits the tactical bill, and Foden's ankle issue just flared up again

Midfield is very tough for me to call, in part because I'm not sure of the system Pep will want to deploy

Last time against Leipzig, it was a 4 atb on paper, but at times Walker bombed forward up the RW and Bernardo dropped into the backline for build-up

At a minimum, 2 of Bernardo/Gundo/KDB will start - that's almost a given

And there's certainly the potential that all 3 of them start, if Pep opts for the 3 CBs + Bernardo system

That said, I don't love any of those 3 as fantasy picks for this round

If you own any of them, I'd consider swapping to Mahrez or to a player on a different team

(There are so many good MID options this round)

At the back, Ruben is pretty damn nailed to start

Calling the rest of the defense is extremely tough though, so my advice would be:

Don't sell, don't buy, keep them on your bench and sub on if they start once we see the lineup

📝 Conclusion 📝

- Haaland and Mahrez are my 2 favorite picks
- Consider swapping out any City MIDs not names Mahrez
- Dias the only DEF to consider buying
- For all other DEFs, don't buy, don't sell, and sub them in if they start when we get the lineup