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The General’s Daily Fantasy budget selections

Leroy Sane and Michael Keane should be in your Daily Fantasy Football team this weekend
Leroy Sane and Michael Keane should be in your Daily Fantasy Football team this weekend

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Michael Keane (Burnley) – £14

Position: Defender

Fixture: West Brom (home)

Keane has been superb at the heart of the Burnley defence this season and he’ll be moving on to a bigger club in the summer. He didn’t give Christian Benteke a sniff last weekend, helping Burnley to a clean sheet and all three points at Selhurst Park. The Clarets face a West Brom side on Saturday who have failed to score a single goal in their last five matches and another shut out at Turf Moor looks likely. Keane is a slight injury doubt for this fixture and if he’s ruled out, go for his deputy, James Tarkowski (£13).

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Gary Cahill (Chelsea) – £16

Position: Defender

Fixture: Middlesbrough (home)

Chelsea kept their first clean sheet in 12 matches against Everton and I expect Antonio Conte to tighten things up at the back for the remainder of the season as the Blues look to secure the Premier League title. Gary Cahill scored in each of his last two games bringing his tally to six for the season, and as an added bonus he’s a huge threat from set pieces. I fear for Middlesbrough in this one and I’m banking on Cahill to return fantasy points at both ends of the pitch.

Leroy Sane
Leroy Sane

Leroy Sane (Manchester City) – £20

Position: Midfielder

Fixture: Crystal Palace (home)

Pep Guardiola’s decision to rotate his squad against Middlesbrough last week backfired as they could only manage a draw. Sane was one of the players benched, but I expect to see him back in the starting XI on Saturday as City look to secure a Champions League place. The young German has arguably been City’s player of the season, settling in to life in the Premier League very quickly. His pace and trickery causes havoc in opposing defences and he’s shown on a number of occasions this season that he’s a very composed finisher. Big Sam has worked wonders at Palace but they were awful against Burnley last week. Mamadou Sakho is a big miss for them at centre-half and I expect City to triumph comfortably in this one.

Kamil Grosicki (Hull City) – £20

Position: Midfielder

Fixture: Sunderland (home)

Fresh from winning the PFA player of the month award for April, Grosicki will be key to Hull securing a vital three points against already relegated Sunderland. The Tigers sit just two points above the drop zone and have Swansea breathing down their neck. Grosicki is central to Hull’s attacking play and takes control in set piece situations (he hit the post from a free kick against Southampton last week). Hull’s home form has been excellent under Marco Silva and I can only see one winner in this one.