Premier League fantasy football 2018-19 tips: defenders to pick for Gameweek 2
Left backs stole the show in Gameweek 1, with Luke Shaw, Benjamin Mendy and Andy Robertson among the goals, assists and bonus points
Getting your defence right and building from the back can be the bedrock of Fantasy Premier League success – and you’ll probably already know if you should stick or twist after Gameweek 1.
Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers will be assessing the damage after a lively opening weekend of the new season, which threw up a few shocks.
Unsurprisingly there were clean sheets for Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and fantasy favourites Burnley – though plenty of FPL managers will have been throwing the remote at the television or slamming their Reddit soccer stream shut after Manchester United conceded in added-time against Leicester.
Getting off to a good start can be vital in FPL, so if you fancy using your Gameweek 2 free transfer to bolster your backline – or if you’re already hitting the panic button and ripping things up by playing your wild card – here are our picks for defenders to consider.
Pep Guardiola joked “sometimes you want to kill” Benjamin Mendy (£6.1 million, 15 points) because of his social media antics, but the Manchester City boss was clearly thrilled with his left back’s performance in the 2-0 opening win against Arsenal.