Manchester City’s Top 5 player ratings on FIFA 17

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

Ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated Manchester Derby at Old Trafford (12:30pm), Shoot! takes a sneak peek at the best ranked Citizens stars on the latest edition of the FIFA Gaming series – FIFA 17.

Last year; Argentina international Sergio Aguero was awarded the honour of being City’s highest rated player on FIFA 16 with an overall of 88.

But; with the arrival of Pep Guardiola as their new manager on the touchline, plus the likes of star summer signings Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Leroy Sane, John Stones and Claudio Bravo joining the ranks at the Etihad Stadium outfit, have City’s squad improved ahead of FIFA 17’s UK launch on September 29, across PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.

Upon taking on arch-rivals United on Saturday, here is Manchester City’s Top 5 highest ranked players on FIFA 17 based on recent leaks…

Sergio Aguero – 90

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

Manchester City’s best player this season, so far, is also the club’s top ranked star on the highly anticipated FIFA 17 – Sergio Aguero.

The 28-year-old, who is suspended for Saturday’s Manchester derby after receiving a three-match ban for elbowing West Ham United’s Winston Reid towards the end of last month, has already scored six goals in four appearances in all competitions this season.

Aguero, who has been boosted this year given his FIFA 16 rating of 88, will be a huge miss for City as they visit Old Trafford this weekend, with fellow forward Kelechi Iheanacho tipped to deputise instead.

Kevin De Bruyne – 88

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

Another player to receive a two-point increase from their respective FIFA 16 rating is midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who in the process becomes the Citizens’ joint-second best player on the video game.

The 25-year-old, who starred for Belgium at the 2016 European Championships earlier this summer in France, has provided two assists in his last two league games – 4-1 and 3-1 victories over Stoke City and West Ham United respectively.

Can you guess the other Man City star to also be rated 88 in FIFA 17, before clicking next?

David Silva – 88

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

BINGO! It is fellow midfielder David Silva, who also earned a two-point increase on last year’s 86 rating after a fruitful 2015/16 campaign.

The 30-year-old has featured in all three of Guardiola’s side’s Premier League outings so far, helping the club boast a 100 per cent record going into Saturday’s clash against the red side of Manchester.

According to EA Sports, two goals and 11 assists in 24 league games for City last term was worthy of a 88 rating this season.

Yaya Toure – 85

Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

Despite being deemed surplus to requirements at the Etihad Stadium under new manager Pep Guardiola, Yaya Toure is City’s fourth best player on FIFA 17.

The 33-year-old’s only appearance this season so far has been in their Champions League qualifying play-off second-leg tie against Steaua Bucharest, although he was later omitted from the final 21-man squad for the remainder of the competition.

Toure, who retains his 85 rating from FIFA 16, scored eight goals and provided seven assists in all competitions last season.

The Ivory Coast has been recently linked with a move to Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United.

Vincent Kompany – 84

Photo: Marc Atkins / Offside.

‘Captain Fantastic’ comes fifth in Man City’s FIFA 17 rankings, although he suffers a one-point reduction from his FIFA 16 rating (85) ahead of the game’s new release later this month.

The 30-year-old, who has not featured for his club since suffering a thigh strain against Real Madrid in the Champions League back in April, is still City’s best ranked defender, despite the summer arrival of highly-rated England international John Stones.

Kompany, who was forced to miss Belgium’s Euro 2016 campaign this summer, was restricted to just 22 appearances in all competitions last year due to injury.