The £4.5m forwards don't look like they're going to see much game time at the beginning of the season but keep an eye on how Deniz Undav starts at Brighton if you're looking for a cheaper forward option at £5.5m Marcus Rashford costs £6.5m, Anthony Martial £7m and Jadon Sancho at £7.5m.įormer United man Andreas Pereira is the most popular £4.5m midfielder in the game by far after his switch to Fulham and Leon Bailey's pre-season form for Aston Villa makes him an enticing option at £5m. There's definitely some value to be had with United players at the start of the season, particularly if Cristiano Ronaldo isn't part of their plans. If you're looking in the £4.5m price bracket then Arsenal, Brentford, Brighton, Leicester and Wolves are good clubs to start your search, while Manchester United's Diogo Dalot is also proving a popular choice. You're clearly going to need some cheaper options in all departments to come within your £100m budget and the best two £4m options in defence seem to be Neco Williams at Nottingham Forest and Nathan Patterson at Everton. It is worth noting, though, that he has not featured that much in their pre-season so it might just be worth holding on to see what Antonio Conte goes with when the Premier League kicks off. Reece James and Ben Chilwell are also appealing at the seemingly bargain price of £6m.Īttacking full-backs are points magnets in FPL which is why Ivan Perisic has attracted a lot of attention at £5.5m following his move to Tottenham. Trent Alexander-Arnold is a must for any FPL manager at £7.5m, you could pair him up with his team-mate Andy Robertson for £7m if you've got a Liverpool spot left in your squad or go for Joao Cancelo, who's also £7m. If you're not a manager who likes to spend too much on his goalkeeper then Brentford's David Raya, Brighton's Robert Sanchez and Leeds' Illan Meslier are all in the £4.5m price bracket and worth considering. Ederson and Alisson will only cost you £5.5m but Chelsea's Edouard Mendy is proving the most popular choice in the game at the moment at just £5m. You can certainly pack your squad with premium defenders as well as a top-notch goalkeeper because of how generously they've been priced this season. Kulusevski proved a superb signing for Tottenham last season but now has more competition for his place with the arrival of Richarlison while there's the familiar threat of both Foden and Mahrez missing game time as Pep Guardiola rotates his squad. I'd put Saka and Mount at the top of the list based on their opening five fixtures and also the fact I'd be confident they're both among the first names on the teamsheet for their respective clubs. Bukayo Saka, Mason Mount, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez all come in at that price and they would all be good picks. You can of course have both Salah and Diaz given the potency of the Liverpool attack but Diaz has some real competition in the £8m midfielder bracket. However, as good as the Colombian is do you really believe he is going to match Salah's prolific FPL output - an output he has consistently produced over the past five seasons? One way around the issue is to pick Luis Diaz in the Liverpool attack instead of Salah, saving yourself £5m. Now you could easily argue that Salah's form tailed off in the second half of last season, that Haaland is unproven in the Premier League and that Son or Kane could fill their boots against the likes of Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Fulham in those first six gameweeks but that's just the way I've decided to go.
I decided I wasn't going to captain Son or Kane in the first six gameweeks ahead of Salah or Haaland so I wasn't going to benefit from double points from them at any stage. In the end though I felt there were just too many weak links among my 13 outfield players so I've decided to go without either of the Tottenham duo at the start of the season which could come back to bite me!ĭon't forget to consider who you're planning to captain each week when building your initial squad because that should have a big impact on your decisions.
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