Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.7m) was the most-popular captain among Fantasy Premier League managers but he failed to deliver on his status, blanking in Manchester United's 1-0 home defeat by Aston Villa.
More than 2.5million managers handed the Portuguese the armband, making it the first time since his return to Old Trafford he had claimed the No 1 position.
Team-mate Bruno Fernandes (£11.9m) took third place in the captaincy stakes and fared worse, not only blanking but also blazing a penalty over the crossbar in stoppage time to lose two points.
Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), the No 1 choice in four of the previous five Gameweeks, was a close second this time as over 2.3m managers kept faith with the Egyptian.
He scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Brentford to stay top of the player standings on 57 points.
GW6 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by (000's) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo | 2,505 | 2 |
| Salah | 2,377 | 7 |
| Fernandes | 703 | 0 |
The leading 100 FPL managers picked the same top two as the masses, with Michail Antonio (£7.9m) replacing Fernandes in third.
Antonio returned after completing his one-match ban and scored a 90th-minute winner at Leeds United to take his tally for the season to five goals and four assists.
Most-captained by top 100
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo | 61 | 2 |
| Salah | 21 | 7 |
| Antonio | 18 | 8 |
After being the most-sold player last Gameweek, Antonio was the most-bought player this Gameweek.
Having been dumped by over 1.8m managers, more than 920,000 immediately got him back and were instantly rewarded.
The 665,000+ who transferred in Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m) were also left happy as the Watford winger scored his fourth goal of the season in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.
Antonio's team-mate Said Benrahma (£6.5m) completed the top three transfers in.
The Algerian's excellent start to the campaign has lifted his price by £0.5m, the biggest increase of any player.
But he was unable to produce a goal or an assist at Elland Road.
GW6 most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio | 920 | 8 |
| Sarr | 665 | 9 |
| Benrahma | 552 | 3 |
Injury ruled out both Patrick Bamford (£7.9m) and Richarlison (£7.4m), the two most-sold players.
Ferran Torres (£7.1m) was shipped out by more than 446,000 after his no-show last weekend and the Spaniard was again an unused substitute as Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
GW6 most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Bamford | 642 | 0 |
| Richarlison | 510 | 0 |
| Torres | 446 | 0 |
See: Fantasy Premier League stats
Also in this series
Part 1: FDR Analysis: Time to go big on Chelsea
Part 3: GW6 Bonus points: Veltman and Maupay's late joy
Part 4: GW6 Saturday review: Cancelo the top-scoring defender