Fantasy Football Tips: 5 Essential Transfers For Gameweek 19

2. Wayne Rooney

Team: Man Utd Value: £11.6 million Points In GW18: 11 If Newcastle are in debt to two sending offs in their favour on Boxing Day, United owe Wayne Rooney for their back-from-the-dead win over Hull. The Red Devils were seemingly dead and buried at the KC Stadium 15 minutes into their clash with the Tigers, but Rooney got an assist and scored to make it 2-2 before James Chester's own goal capped off the comeback. The England star was everywhere that day, hurrying and harrying Hull and causing a real nuisance of himself, putting Chester under pressure and forcing him to head into his own goal. And he will be asked to do so again against Norwich on Saturday. Given United have prevailed 4-0 in this fixture the last two times the sides have met, you'd be wise to put good money on Rooney being on the scoresheet. United are improving under David Moyes, and are aiming for a season's best fourth league win in a row. If they can manage that, it will likely be because of Rooney.