With Ineos finally cutting their losses with Erik ten Hag, Manchester United players could come back onto the radar of Fantasy Premier League managers in Gameweek 10.
United’s dismal start to the season is reflected by the lack of interest in their assets with full-back/occasional No 10 Noussair Mazraoi their most popular pick in the game at just 12 per cent ownership.
Perhaps there will be a new manager bounce under Ruud van Nistelrooy, the relentless goalscorer turned interim coach at the Theatre of Dreams. It’s happened before, after all…
The Red Devils have a tricky test this weekend against in-form Chelsea but Old Trafford will be rocking with fans eager to help a club legend get off to a winning start. After the Blues they face Leicester (h), Ipswich (a) and Everton (h) in their next three. You would like to think there are points to be had from that block of matches.
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Elsewhere, an Arsenal side depleted by injuries in defence take on an out-of-form Newcastle at St James’ Park, Liverpool welcome Brighton to Anfield and Tottenham host Aston Villa in north London.
The Gameweek 10 deadline is at 11am on Saturday 2 November.
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Gameweek 10 fixtures
Saturday 2 November
*3pm unless otherwise stated
- Newcastle vs Arsenal (12.30pm)
- Bournemouth vs Man City
- Ipswich vs Leicester
- Liverpool vs Brighton
- Nottingham Forest vs West Ham
- Southampton vs Everton
- Wolves vs Crystal Palace
Sunday 3 November
- Spurs vs Aston Villa (2pm)
- Man Utd vs Chelsea (4.30pm)
Monday 4 November
- Fulham vs Brentford (8pm)
Matheus Cunha (Wolves)
Wolves are yet to win a Premier League game this season but their dramatic comeback against Brighton and a promising fixture list means now could be a good time to invest in their key players.
Matheus Cunha scored their added time equaliser at the Amex and his performance deserved a goal. The Brazilian was at the heart of everything, taking five shots and creating four chances. He also managed 13 touches in the opposition’s box, nine more than his fellow forward Jorgen Strand Larsen (£5.5m) managed.
Cunha’s output in the opening months of this campaign has been pretty good despite his team’s struggles with four goals in nine appearances. Furthermore, only six forwards in the game have accumulated more points than his 41.
The Premier League’s fixture computer was unkind to Wolves at the start of this season, but their schedule eases up considerably over the next couple of months. Only one of their next nine opponents is currently positioned in the top half of the table and that’s 10th-placed Fulham.
Price: £6.5m Points: 41 Gameweek 10 fixture: Crystal Palace (h)
Ashley Young (Everton)
This selection might provoke some raised eyebrows, but have you seen Ashley Young’s returns recently? The veteran full-back has been a beacon of consistency of late, posting numbers that put far more fashionable options to shame.
Young’s assist for Beto against Fulham was his third of the season already, a tally that puts him level at the top of the charts among defenders with Lucas Digne and Nathan Collins. He has three times as many attacking returns as both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Pedro Porro, the first and third-most selected defenders in FPL but is owned by less than one per cent of managers.
He can be a shrewd short-term pick given Everton’s upcoming fixtures. The Toffees face Southampton (a), West Ham (a), Brentford (h), Manchester United (a) and Wolves (h) in their next five, before taking on four of the top five in consecutive matches in December.
Price: £4.5m Points: 27 Gameweek 10 fixture: Southampton (a)
Alejandro Garnacho (Man Utd)
If you fancy United to put on a show following Ten Hag’s demise you could make a move for Alejandro Garnacho who is a low-cost, high-upside pick in midfield.
The Argentine has been in reasonable form so far, scoring two goals and providing an assist in nine matches and produced 10 points in his previous home game against Brentford.
Garnacho’s underlying data is promising. Although Bruno Fernandes has had more shots than him (28 to 25), Garnacho has taken his from closer range with 18 of his attempts coming from inside the box, compared to 12 from his skipper.
Van Nistelrooy made a career out of finishing chances from close range and will hope to pass on that expertise to Garnacho who has shown a promising tendency to get into goalscoring positions.
Price: £6.2m Points: 32 Gameweek 10 fixture: Chelsea (h)
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)
If you haven’t yet snapped up Bryan Mbeumo what are you waiting for? Brentford’s talisman has made an electric start to this season, scoring eight goals in nine games including twice against Ipswich in Gameweek 9. With Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa establishing themselves as one of the league’s most potent partnerships, Ivan Toney has scarcely been missed.
Now, it is worth pointing out that Mbeumo has done most of his points-scoring at the Brentford Community Stadium and plays away in Gameweek 10. Seven of his goals and a staggering 85 per cent of his FPL points this season have come in home matches.
However, Brentford have had a tough run of fixtures on the road so far this campaign, with their opening four away games played at Anfield, the Etihad, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (where Mbeumo scored) and Old Trafford. Upcoming trips to Craven Cottage and Goodison Park are less daunting.
If funds are really tight you could do worse than take a punt on Mbeumo’s teammate Mikkel Damsgaard (£5m) who has chipped in with three assists and is top the club’s creativity charts.
Price: £7.7m Points: 68 Gameweek 10 fixture: Fulham (a)
Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)
Don’t press the purchase button on Chris Wood just yet as the prolific New Zealander was seen icing his foot after putting Leicester to the sword in Gameweek 9.
If he is passed fit, though, he immediately becomes one of the most obvious transfer targets this weekend given his fearsome form in front of goal. Erling Haaland (with 10) and Mbeumo (eight) are the only players to have scored more Premier League goals than Wood (seven) this season.
It’s not just a purple patch either. Since Nuno Espirito Santo’s first game in charge of Nottingham Forest in December 2023, only Haaland has scored more non-penalty goals in the top flight than Wood.
His form has been consistent over a long period and can continue with high-flying Forest hosting West Ham, Newcastle and Ipswich at the City Ground in their next four.
Price: £6.4m Points: 59 Gameweek 10 fixture: West Ham (h)
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