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No Aguero? No problem

By The Scout 30 Sep 2016
Manchester City v Sunderland

The Scout turns to Arsenal and Manchester United's goal power to fuel the Gameweek 7 picks

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Despite leading our Scout Selection XI to 63 points last weekend, we have opted to overlook Manchester City's Sergio Aguero (£13.0m) for Gameweek 7.

Instead, our heads are turned by Manchester United's goal power at Old Trafford against a Stoke City side who have shipped 15 goals in their six outings so far.

Jose Mourinho's men displayed ruthless efficiency from set-plays in the 4-1 victory over Leicester City. Meanwhile, the Potters have shown fragility in this area, most recently when conceding Salomon Rondon's (£6.6m) late equaliser for West Bromwich Albion last weekend; a fact that willl not have escaped Mourinho's scouts.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (£11.5m) leads our XI, then, both as the spearhead in attack and our captain.

We've also opted for Daley Blind (£5.6m) to acquire his craft from dead-balls; the Dutchman earned a pair of assists via corners against the Foxes.

Arsenal's Hector Bellerin (£6.5m) - another defender to return an assist in Gameweek 6 - earns a berth alongside Blind.

A buoyant Arsenal are backed to claim victory at Turf Moor on Sunday, with Bellerin's pace working in tandem with Theo Walcott (£7.6m) to torment Burnley's left flank.

No defender has returned more assists than Bellerin (six) since the start of last season.

Watford's Jose Holebas (£4.5m) completes our three-man defence.

The Greek struggled in an poor Watford display at Burnley on Monday but we can see Walter Mazzarri's men recovering their form against AFC Bournemouth at Vicarage Road.

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The Cherries have scored only four goals this season and only Burnley match their paltry tally of two big chances created.

Like Holebas, Sunderland's Jordan Pickford (£4.0m) remains a handy makeweight in goal, allowing us funds to spend elsewhere.

The Black Cats may well concede against West Bromwich Albion but Pickford is averaging two save points per match to boost his potential tally.

The aforementioned Walcott is paired with team-mate Alexis Sanchez (£11.2m) in our midfield.

The Chilean has three goals and two assists in his last two away trips, with Walcott netting in each of his last three starts across all competitions.

No Scout Selection midfield would be complete without a Liverpool option.

We've kept faith with Sadio Mane (£9.0m) after he earned us a goal in Gameweek 6.

His pace and direct running will surely trouble a Swansea City back line that has conceded seven goals at the Liberty Stadium; only Hull City have allowed more penalty area efforts in home matches.

Manchester United's Juan Mata (£7.4m) completes the four-man midfield, earning recognition for his 13-point haul in the win over Leicester City.

Up front, Ibrahimovic is joined by Watford's Troy Deeney (£7.0m) and Sunderland's Jermain Defoe (£7.2m).

The latter did us proud with a Gameweek 6 brace and will again carry Sunderland's goal threat against the Baggies.

Deeney blanked at Turf Moor in Gameweek 6 but remains the key man for Mazzarri.

We are backing a return to form for the Hornets skipper, who scored in successive Premier League encounters prior to Monday's defeat.

Remember, the deadline for this week's Fantasy Premier League is 7pm on Friday 30 September.

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