As Fantasy Premier League managers can now select their 15-man squads, The Scout analyses standout budget and premium players in each position.
Ederson (MCI) £6.0m
The Brazilian goalkeeper offers a secure route into Manchester City's resilient defence.
Ederson was the only player to start all 38 Gameweeks for the champions last season.
That helped him finish as the second top-scoring goalkeeper in FPL, with 169 points, thanks also to 20 clean sheets.
Ederson has an excellent opening set of matches that can reward early investment for 2019/20.
According to the Fixture Difficulty Rankings (FDR), only two of the champions' first 11 Gameweeks score more than three.
Man City's first 11 Gameweeks
| GW | Opp | FDR | GW | Opp | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHU (A) | 3 | 7 | EVE (A) | 4 |
| 2 | TOT (H) | 4 | 8 | WOL (H) | 3 |
| 3 | BOU (A) | 3 | 9 | CRY (A) | 2 |
| 4 | BHA (H) | 2 | 10 | AVL (H) | 2 |
| 5 | NOR (A) | 2 | 11 | SOU (H) | 2 |
| 6 | WAT (H) | 3 | |||
Those matches occur in Gameweek 2, when Man City host Tottenham Hotspur, and Gameweek 7, when they visit Everton.
It is worth noting that Pep Guardiola’s team kept a clean sheet in both corresponding fixtures in 2018/19.
Coveted 'keeper
At £6.0m, Ederson is the joint-most expensive goalkeeper in FPL this season, along with Alisson, of Liverpool.
But despite that hefty price tag, he has been a popular pick since the game launched last week.
He is the fourth most-owned goalkeeper in FPL, sitting in 17.7 per cent of squads.
Ederson's favourable opening schedule and potential for clean sheets can make him the go-to pick for those who like to spend big on their goalkeepers.