Fantasy United: What is your strategy v Brighton?

The 1-0 victory over the Cottagers in our Premier League opener was the first time that you could choose five members of Erik ten Hag’s squad from your digital Player Trading Cards collection to score you points in our Fantasy United game.

Whether you racked up the points or are eagerly plotting towards an improved score, the good news is that our next men’s fixture is fast approaching, with Saturday’s trip to Brighton your next chance – or your first if you are yet to get involved! – to dominate with your team.

But what will your strategy be for the 12:30 BST kick-off at the Amex Stadium? Go defensively strong, all-out attack or a balance, with a mix of a goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards in your line-up?

Either way, before you finalise your side, you may want to consider the trends of the points-scoring in our new game from Friday’s win over Fulham…

WHO SCORED THE MOST V FULHAM?

With Ten Hag’s Reds keeping a clean sheet on the opening night of the Premier League season, it may not come as a surprise that five of the top seven scorers were defensive players. 

Notably, centre-back Lisandro Martinez accumulated more points than anyone, with the nine he earned coming from starting the match (two), completing more than 50 passes (two), helping United record a shutout (four) and being our highest points-scoring defender at full-time (one).

The robust Argentina international, selected in Ultra-Rare quality by 64 managers who earned triple his returns as a result, completed the entirety of the contest and edged out the three players that finished tied in second on seven points – his goalkeeper Andre Onana, plus substitutes Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirkzee. 

The latter two, of course, combined for the game’s winning goal, with Zirkzee diverting home Garnacho’s cross from the right, to earn United three Premier League points on the night and a handful of Fantasy United returns for managers who had one or both of the pair in their squad.

As mentioned above however, the impactful duo were outnumbered in the top seven by their defensive team-mates, with Martinez’s fellow back-four starters Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire and Noussair Mazraoui all earning six points for their efforts in a solid showing on the evening. 

WHO MAKES YOUR TEAM V BRIGHTON?

You have until the 11:00 BST on Saturday – 90 minutes before kick-off on the south coast – to pick your line-up at manutd.com/fantasy.

Want to add a specific Red to your pool of options? You can try and pack their Player Trading Cards at manutd.com/playercards to bolster your collection before our Premier League trip to Brighton.

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