"On the back of the tough away game to Newcastle, Manchester City now go into a run of excellent fixtures that sees them playing Leeds, Sunderland twice and West Ham in the next seven gameweeks. Their opponents this week, Leeds, have conceded 13 goals in their past six league matches and have failed to keep an away clean sheet in 2025-26. Erling Haaland is the obvious choice, and possible triple captaincy shout in many of the coming weeks, but who else can we target?"
"In defence, Josko Gvardiol (5.8m) is the safe longer-term choice given his security of minutes, but Nico O'Reilly (5m) at left-back provides an excellent attacking threat with one goal and two assists this season. His competitor for the spot Rayan Ait-Nouri (5.7m) failed to impress in the Champions League in midweek and the place very much feels like O'Reilly's to lose."
"The only other Manchester City player I will be getting (other than Haaland), is Ruben Dias. Only Haaland has played more minutes than Dias. I love the shout of getting O'Reilly in, the issue is Ait-Nouri is back so there's a rotation problem there. At the moment, touch wood, Dias has been playing and for 5.5m"
Manchester City have a favourable fixture run before Christmas, facing Leeds, Fulham, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and West Ham. Leeds have conceded 13 goals in their past six league matches and have failed to keep an away clean sheet in 2025-26. Erling Haaland is the standout FPL selection and a potential triple-captain option during the run. Josko Gvardiol offers defensive security through regular minutes, while Nico O'Reilly provides strong attacking threat at left-back with one goal and two assists. Rayan Ait-Nouri's return creates rotation risk. Phil Foden has consistent starts but limited returns; Jeremy Doku has been more explosive. Ruben Dias has logged heavy minutes and remains a solid pick.
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