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Fantasy football: my team for Gameweek 1

With the new season rapidly approaching, it's that time of year again; to pick your fantasy team again. After hours of deliberation I came up with a side that I thought was a solid team; a perfect blend of attack and defence, whilst balancing quality with price. So, with £100 million to spend on 15 players, I will show you who I picked and justify why I picked them. Formation: 4:3:3 Position/Name/Price/Opponent  GK: Joe Hart -£6.5million Newcastle (H) In goal I went with the ever present Joe Hart. He played every minute in the league for City last season, and was also the leading goalkeeper with 147 points. With numerous clean sheets last season, and facing a mediocre Newcastle side in game week 1, Manchester City and Hart have a good chance of starting their campaign with a clean sheet. Defence Joleon Lescott - £5.5million Newcastle (H) I was initially going to go with Nastasic at the same price, but due to his injury in pre-season I went for City's 3rd c...