The Total Dominator : Gerrard, Lampard and Ronaldo

Gerrard, Lampard and Ronaldo continue to dominate the Fantasy Premier League scoring. However, as we enter the business end of the season, could it be time to rethink which one of the big-scorers you hang on to?

The last few weeks have been almost non-stop fun for Manchester United fans with poor form from their title-chasing opponents accompanied by an almost perfect set of results for fans of the 17-time title winners.

Chelsea have strung together two wins since the 3-0 Old Trafford defeat, but that damaging loss was preceded by points dropped against Everton, West Ham and Fulham.

For Liverpool, the run of indifferent form has been equally damaging, draws in their last three games came after a brace of wins, but there were two more stalemates before that. These are tough times for Pool fans.

In contrast, Man Utd have dismissed everyone in their path since drawing 0-0 at Tottenham in mid-December with a run of six straight wins. Most were by a one-goal margin, but West Brom were destroyed 5-0 on Tuesday night in what was an ominous performance for their title rivals.

But, regardless of current form, Chelsea and Liverpool's recent results have been notable for the sterling performances of midfield star men, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.

Along with United's Cristiano Ronaldo, these three men have dominated Fantasy Premier League teams in seasons past, and as it stands they are - along with Nemanja Vidic - three of the four top-scoring players in the game. Of equal importance is their cost, Ronaldo, Gerrard and Lampard are the three most expensive players in the market. Yet, despite their hefty price tags, almost all of us have one of the hallowed trio in our squads.

However, as we enter the business end of the season, could it be time to rethink which one of the big-scorers you hang on to?

Cristiano Ronaldo

At £14.5m the Portuguese World Player of the Year is comfortably the most expensive purchase in the game. However, all seasoned Fantasy Premier League managers will know why - he's simply been unstoppable in the last two campaigns. However, there have been signs that 2008-09 would not be such a banner year with a run of nine goalless gameweeks until scoring a brace against West Brom in midweek. That was the fourth time he's scored twice in a game this season and managers must ask themselves if this can herald a new burst of big point gathering. Up to now this season, Ronaldo has averaged 6.8 points per game and there is no-other midfielder with such a good return. Given United's attacking threat from other sources, even if Ronaldo doesn't score he's likely to set one up.

Frank Lampard

With 149 points England man Lampard is the top scorer in the entire game thanks largely to his nose for both a strike and assist, but also to an almost seamless run in the Chelsea first XI (the 30-year-old has only missed 18 minutes of action so far). That almost 'ever present' status has seen managers latch on to Lampard, sending his value up £1m since Gameweek One. And they have been rewarded of late with four goals in five games. With 6.5 points per game, Lampard offers the second best return of the trio.

Steven Gerrard
At £11.9m, Gerrard is the cheapest of the three, being £0.1m less than Lampard, and has scored a whopping 130 points so far - one ahead of Ronaldo. The 28-year-old Liverpool hero offers the Anfield club their chief goal threat with nine successful strikes this season. In what may be a strange quirk, his best play has come just as Liverpool's title-winning form has tailed off. In nine games since December 1, Gerrard has scored six times while his team have won three, drawn six and been overhauled at the top of the table.