The Premier League's Best Player On FIFA 17 Has Been Revealed

He may be hurtling towards the end of his career but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still very much a forced to be reckoned with - both in the real world, as well as the virtual one.

FIFA 17 is about to hit the shelves in the UK this month, and the Manchester United striker, 34, has been ranked as the best Premier League player in this year's edition of the console game.

Zlatan

Obviously, with the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and Suarez all plying their trade in La Liga, it meant the crown as the Premier League's best virtual player was very much up for grabs, and the Swedish superstar's impressive start to life in England appears to have swayed game makers EA Sports.

Zlatan's overall rating of 90 beats United colleague David de Gea into second, who is given an overall rating of 89.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil - also rated at 89 - comes in third, whilst Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is fourth.
Here is the list in full:

20. Philippe Coutinho - Liverpool - 85
19. Willian - Chelsea - 85
18. Diego Costa - Chelsea - 85
17. Laurent Koscielny - Arsenal - 85
16. Dimitri Payet - West Ham United - 86
15. Vincent Kompany - Manchester City - 86
14. Cesc Fabregas - Chelsea - 86
13. Santi Cazorla - Arsenal - 86
12. David Silva - Manchester City - 87
11. Alexis Sanchez - Arsenal - 87
10. Hugo Lloris - Tottenham Hotspur - 88
9. Paul Pogba - Manchester United - 88
8. Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City - 88
7. Eden Hazard - Chelsea - 88
6. Petr Cech - Arsenal - 88
5. Sergio Aguero - Manchester City - 89
4. Thibaut Courtois - Chelsea - 89
3. Mesut Ozil - Arsenal - 89
2. David De Gea - Manchester United - 90
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Manchester United - 90

You can view teach player's full list of assets lists of assets, in addition to the top 20 players from Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, on the EA Sports website.

But what do you make of their Premier League list? Does Zlatan deserve to be first in England? Have your say in the comments section, below.

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Topics: FIFA 17, Football, Manchester United, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Premier League

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