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Fantasy Premier League Week 5 bargains and busts

By Anthony Gallo

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Jermain Defoe of Sunderland reacts after a missed chance during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Everton at Stadium of Light on September 12, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Jermain Defoe of Sunderland reacts after a missed chance during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Everton at Stadium of Light on September 12, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on September 10, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on September 10, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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I mentioned it last week, and I will recommend it again. Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho (£7) scored last week in the Manchester derby, and it seems whoever scores in that derby is set for greatness.

City are home to Bournemouth this week, and with Aguero still out with a suspension, Pep Guardiola might have to give the young Nigerian more match time to fully see what he can bring to his team.

In his three matches, he has been able to grab at least a point. He even managed to get four points when he played Stoke and saw eight minutes of action. Not to forget he scored against Borussia Monchengladbach in Champions League play on Wednesday.

If he can show his talent against a club like Manchester United, than Iheanacho should be able to do the same against Bournemouth.

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Jermain Defoe (£7.2) has put up a decent amount of points for Sunderland and is their top FPL performer. However, his club hasn’t been winning. At all. Defoe’s club is set to take on Tottenham , who dismantled Stoke last weekend, and could do the same to David Moyes’ team this weekend.

Defoe has been selected by 11.6 percent of owners, but it would be wise to sit him or wait until next week to start him. His value has risen and he showed he can score against clubs like Manchester City, if his team can support him properly. Wait until Sunderland face clubs like Crystal Palace and West Brom in the coming weeks.

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