Romelu Lukaku got football fans excited last month when he asked the Premier League to take a leaf out of the NBA's book and put together a North vs South all-star game, and one fan has decided to see how it would play out on FIFA 18.
YouTuber 'The Master Bucks' assembled teams from both ends of the country and went all in with his experiment, introducing new badges and kits for the fixture.
For the north team, Lukaku, despite being the one pushing the idea, is completely overlooked from the squad.
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The starting line up, heavily dominated by the two Manchester clubs was: David de Gea, Kyle Walker, Virgil van Dijk, Nicolas Otamendi, Andrew Robertson, Fernandinho, Nemanja Matic, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane.
The south side, which was also unsurprisingly five-stars, was literally Tottenham-Chelsea FC plus Riyad Mahrez.
Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kante, Mousa Dembele, Christian Eriksen, Riyad Mahrez, Harry Kane and Eden Hazard was the XI.
For some reason, Burnley defender James Tarkowski was on the bench for the southerners even though he's as northern as they come.
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Being honest, if the real game does actually happen at some point, it can't be much worse than the simulated affair, which finished 1-1.
Sergio Aguero put the north ahead 13 minutes in, before N'Golo Kante equalised later in the first half with the worst goal ever.
The two sides could not be separated in 90 minutes at Wembley so it all came down to penalties, where Mesut Ozil missed when it came to sudden death, the German's dreadful effort from 12 yards meaning the North reigned supreme.
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Here are the teams SPORTbible's writers put together when Lukaku made the plea to the FA:
The North:
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Who would make your teams and who would win?
Featured Image Credit: YouTube/TheMasterBucksTopics: Football News, Football, Premier League, Romelu Lukaku, FIFA 18