Grealish has now started 11 PL games in a row for City, and with Phil Foden injured it looks like Grealish is relatively nailed to start as LW. There’s always a risk with City players, but his xMins are solid.
Since the departure of Cancelo, Grealish has taken on a more direct role in the attack, & 11 of his 13 attacking returns this season have come since the restart. Man City are capable of scoring 3+ goals in any game, and bringing Grealish in ensures a larger share of those points.
There’s some doubt regarding Rashford’s fitness at the moment, & if he looks likely to miss the first game of the DGW that would obviously rule him out as a captaincy option. However, a fully fit Rashford would be…
…a standout captaincy pick this week, for a number of reasons. He’s got 10 goals in 12 PL games since the restart and the DGW consists of 2 games that you would expect Man Utd to win. Fitness issues aside, Rashford is both a solid and reliable option and a high upside pick.