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FPL Tuesday review: Jesus and Mahrez star as differentials

By The Scout 3 Mar 2021
Jesus and Mahrez

Low-owned duo produce big hauls in second match of Man City’s DGW26 as rotation continues

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Overlooked pair Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) emerged as Manchester City’s top-scoring players in Double Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League.

Both are owned by just 3.5 per cent of managers ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 GMT deadline.

They underlined their explosive potential with double-figure returns in Tuesday's 4-1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Jesus scored twice to collect the maximum three bonus points, bringing in his season-high haul of 13 points.

But it was Mahrez who was the star performer over Man City’s two Gameweek 26 matches.

A goal and assist against Wolves followed his assist against West Ham United at the weekend, leaving him with a 17-point return in Double Gameweek 26.

Mahrez has now started Man City’s last four Premier League matches, producing attacking returns in each outing.

Rotation worries

With a Double Gameweek 27 up next against Manchester United and Southampton, Fantasy managers will keen to invest in Man City's key assets but wary of Pep Guardiola’s rotation.

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Popular pair John Stones (£5.2m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£6.2m) were named among the substitutes on Tuesday.

This came on the back of benchings for Joao Cancelo (£6.2m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) against West Ham.

In fact, a mere four outfield players started both of Man City’s matches in Gameweek 26 – Ruben Dias (£6.1m), Kyle Walker (£6.1m), Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) and Mahrez.

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Part 1: GW26 FPL stats: Fernandes owners frustrated by Double blank
Part 2: GW26 Bonus points: Mount counts more gains
Part 3: FPL Saturday review: Double delight for City centre-backs
Part 4: FPL Sunday review: Bale back to his best?
Part 5: Who are the best replacements for Barnes in FPL?
Part 6: FPL Monday review: Richarlison extends goal run
Part 8: FPL Wednesday review: Fernandes foiled by Palace defence

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