Captain Kane helps Austrian manager win FPL Cup

One key move proved crucial as Benjamin Rankin won this season's Fantasy Premier League Cup, and that was captaining Harry Kane (£11.5m) in Gameweek 38.

The Austrian manager gave the armband to the Tottenham Hotspur forward and earned 32 points for his team Aperol Spritz thanks to Kane's two goals, assist and three bonus points in the 4-1 success at Leeds United. 

The other team in the final was MOH CRB, managed by Moh Vague, who had a disappointing Gameweek with only 35 points.

Vague opted to captain Marcus Rashford (£7.2m), who blanked in Manchester United's 2-1 success against Fulham, and he also kept Erling Haaland (£12.4m), who was an unused substitute in Manchester City's 1-0 defeat to Brentford.

Indeed, his highest-scoring player in Gameweek 38 was David De Gea (£5.1m), who produced seven points thanks to a penalty save.

For Rankin, though, it caps off a strong Fantasy campaign as he ended as the 152nd best player in Austria and finished top of both his mini-leagues.

By winning the FPL Cup, Rankin wins several prizes including VIP hospitality at one 2023/24 Premier League match, travel and two nights’ accommodation, a copy of FIFA 23, a tablet computer, a bluetooth speaker, a Nike manager jacket and an FPL goody bag consisting of a rucksack, t-shirt, mug, water bottle, stress ball, pen, pad and key ring.

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