Manchester United fans have taken aim at Erik ten Hag's team selection after the Reds went behind early on against Manchester City at the Etihad.
12.09.2022 - 18:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Three Manchester City players are included in EA Sports' top 23 FIFA 23 player ratings, with Kevin De Bruyne named as the joint highest-rated player in the game.
City secured another Premier League title in the 2021/22 season, making it their fourth league title in the last five years. De Bruyne played a vital role for City in their league success, and the Belgian has been rewarded by EA by becoming the joint-best player in FIFA 23.
In total, 11 Premier League players feature in the FIFA 23 top 23 players list, with City and Liverpool both having three players each included. Jack Grealish was the first Man City player to have his rating revealed as part of the ambassador reveal yesterday, with the England international maintaining his rating of 84 overall.
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This will be the first FIFA title since FIFA 10 where neither Man United's Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi are the outright highest-rated player in the game, with De Bruyne joined by four others to share the accolade. FIFA 23 will be the fifth-consecutive FIFA game where De Bruyne is rated 91 out of 99 — six if you include his winter upgrade received in FIFA 18.
Interestingly, despite remaining at 91 overall, the midfielder has received downgrades in a few stats. His pace has dropped from 76 to 74, his dribbling has dropped from 88 to 87 and his physicality has decreased from 78 to 77.
But, De Bruyne did receive one upgrade — his shooting jumped up from 86 to 88 after the best goalscoring season of his career. Along with De Bruyne, Ederson and summer singing Erling Haaland were also included in the top 23, with both players also remaining the same rating as in FIFA 22.
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