Our Fantasy Picks for GW1

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Ivanovic Mertesacker Cedric

Walcott Lallana Hazard Barkley

Costa van-Wolfswinkel Rooney

Leicester are a good shout to keep a clean sheet against Sunderland.
Chelsea are the big guns and can't / shouldn't be overlooked.
Lallana & Walcott are fantasticly good pre-season.
S'hampton play the dreadful Newcastle, who will be booed off their home park in GW1.
Everton are likely to put a few past Watford & Barkley is good value.
van Wolfswinkel put a few away in preseason & knows where goal is.
Man Utd have epic mids now, and Rooney is the sole forward.

Man United defensive issues?

The Charity Shield illustrated several points of concern for EPL FF managers looking to Man Utd defenders, and has started to turn decisions on players into something of a headache. Vidic has been ruled out for up to two weeks with a calf injury, Ben Foster had some shaky moments in goal which may have opened the door for Kuszczak.

Of course, neither Birmingham, Burnley or Wigan are likely to test the Manchester United defence as much as Chelsea did in the Community Shield, however it is worth keeping in mind that Man Utd have lost a couple of key players who made their defence so solid in the first place.

Additionally, Sir Alex may well rotate several players in his backline. As a longer term choice Rio Ferdinand's previous back injury may mean he may not make it through a whole season, although it would be bad luck for managers to lose him in the opening rounds. At this stage Evra and Ferdinand are the two most likely starting defenders, with all other MU defenders looking a gamble at this point.

Other points thrown up from the Charity Shield match:

Bosingwa and Ashley Cole both look likely starters in the Chelsea defence.
Rooney is in good form for Man Utd up front, as is Valencia in the midfield.
Nani dislocating a shoulder and will definately miss the opening game.

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