With Manchester City and Manchester Utd both missing Gameweek 1, not to mention Aston Villa and Burnley too, FPL players across the globe are all currently debating whether it would be in their best interests to pull the trigger on the wildcards for Gameweek 2.

I’m quite happy to state that I won’t be joining them if they do. That’s not to say that I don’t see the benefits of doing so but I personally think there will be a better time to utilise it later in the season.

For those naysayers amongst you, hear me out; if you plan your transfers sensibly, you won’t need to use it so early. For instance, if you bench either one of your City or Utd attackers, you’re already saving yourself some potential hassle down the line.

What I’m most likely to do is bench Martial and then swap Aubameyang for De Bruyne or Sterling in Gameweek 3 when Arsenal’s fixtures turn for the worse. Other players that we’re all likely to want, like the cheap clean sheet magnets at Burnley, can easily be brought in at any point.

Also, given the current situation we find ourselves in regarding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, saving your wildcard for a future gameweek that could suffer major cancellations of matches or significant numbers of players being quarantined, may well be the better option.