It turns out Premier League managers don’t pick their starting XIs based purely on who you have in your fantasy football team. Who knew?
With a double gameweek in the offing, plenty of people thought they were on to a winner with some of Manchester United’s young stars.
Anthony Martial and Timothy Fosu-Mensah have been two of the team’s better performers of late, with the club’s form noticeably dipping in their absence.
And with home games against Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, bringing the duo into the team was a no-brainer for many fans.
Unfortunately they didn’t account for a little thing called squad rotation, and Louis van Gaal opted to hand starts to Wayne Rooney and Antonio Valencia instead.
It didn’t go down well.
Triple captain #martial for an easy double header this week and #vangaal drops him. Sigh 😪 #bbcfootball
— tom. (@mu11ee) April 16, 2016
Made Martial my fantasy captain in the double-header week. Dropped vs. bottom club. Excellent start.
— Karl Matchett (@karlmatchett) April 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/danielcoxycox/status/721333027314515968
Dammit Fosu-Mensah and captain Martial on the bench #fpl 😭😭😭😭
— Asopa (@daniazfar) April 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/JuanMataTouch/status/721329969704660992
Another Red Devils player, Jesse Lingard, was another popular choice from those operating on a budget. Guess where he started the game.
https://twitter.com/ProsenjitChoudh/status/721337682693980160
https://twitter.com/herreraunited/status/721324310288297984
Still, at least popular fantasy league choice Romelu Lukaku was starting. Wait, what?
Lukaku on the bench. Fantasy football managers right now. #FPL pic.twitter.com/6ORbkDnC21
— Christina (@EverRedChris) April 16, 2016
