Every current Premier League team's XI the last time a new GTA game was released

We are just two months away from finally getting our hands on Grand Theft Auto 6 and naturally, it got us thinking. What did every current Premier League club's starting XI look like when the last GTA game was released?

The year is 2013. English football said goodbye to Gareth Bale, David Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, and 'The Special One' Jose Mourinho was back in the Stamford Bridge dugout for a second spell.

Away from England's top flight, Bournemouth, Brighton, Ipswich, Leeds and Nottingham Forest were plying their trade in the Championship, while Brentford were down in League One but soon achieved promotion under Uwe Rosler.

Beyond the realm of football and in the early hours of September 17, 2013, Grand Theft Auto V was officially released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

It was a launch that coincided with an eventful day of football, with Mohamed Salah scoring for Swiss side Basel in their 2-1 win over Chelsea, six months before signing for them.

Salah opens the scoring for Basel against Chelsea. Image credit: Getty

Meanwhile, the aforementioned Moyes began his Champions League campaign as Manchester United manager with a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on the same day Ipswich walked away with three points following a 2-1 victory over Yeovil.

So, what did every current Premier League club's starting line-up look like when Grand Theft Auto V was released? For context, these line-ups are taken from each club's competitive fixture closest to 17 September 2013.

AFC Bournemouth

Championship. Bournemouth vs Barnsley, 17 Sep 2013.

Ryan Allsop; Simon Francis, Elliott Ward, Steve Cook, Charlie Daniels; Ryan Fraser, Eunan O'Kane, Shaun MacDonald, Marc Pugh; Brett Pitman, Lewis Grabban

Arsenal

Champions League. Arsenal vs Marseille, 18 Sep 2013.

Wojciech Szczesny; Bacary Sagna, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Kieran Gibbs; Mathieu Flamini, Aaron Ramsey; Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Mesut Özil; Olivier Giroud

Aston Villa

Premier League. Aston Villa vs Newcastle, 14 Sep 2013.

Brad Guzan; Matthew Lowton, Ron Vlaar, Jores Okore, Antonio Luna; Karim El Ahmadi, Ashley Westwood, Fabian Delph; Andreas Weimann, Christian Benteke, Gabriel Agbonlahor

Brentford

League One. Brentford vs Tranmere, 14 Sep 2013.

Richard Lee; Shaleum Logan, Harlee Dean, Martin Taylor, Tony Craig; George Saville, Adam Forshaw, Alan McCormack, Toumani Diagouraga; Will Grigg, Clayton Donaldson

Will Grigg was on fire during his time at Brentford. Image credit: Getty

Brighton & Hove Albion

Championship. Brighton vs QPR, 18 Sep 2013.

Tomasz Kuszczak; Inigo Calderon, Gordon Greer, Matthew Upson, Stephen Ward; Andrew Crofts, Keith Andrews, Jake Forster-Caskey; David López, Ashley Barnes, Craig Conway

Chelsea

Champions League. Chelsea vs FC Basel, 18 Sep 2013.

Petr Cech; Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Ashley Cole; Frank Lampard, Marco van Ginkel; Willian, Oscar, Eden Hazard; Samuel Eto'o

Coventry City

League One. Coventry City vs Gillingham, 15 Sep 2013.

Joe Murphy; Cyrus Christie, Jordan Clarke, Andy Webster, Blair Adams; Carl Baker, Conor Thomas, John Fleck, Franck Moussa; Leon Clarke, Callum Wilson

Crystal Palace

Premier League. Crystal Palace vs Manchester United. 14 Sep 2013.

Julian Speroni; Adrian Mariappa, Danny Gabbidon, Damien Delaney, Dean Moxey; Kagisho Dikgacoi, Mile Jedinak, José Campaña; Jason Puncheon, Marouane Chamakh, Dwight Gayle

Everton

Premier League. Everton vs Chelsea. 14 Sep 2013.

Tim Howard; Seamus Coleman, Phil Jagielka, Sylvain Distin, Leighton Baines; Leon Osman, Gareth Barry; Kevin Mirallas, Steven Naismith, Ross Barkley; Nikica Jelavic

Kevin Mirallas during Everton's clash against Chelsea. Image credit: Getty

Fulham

Premier League. Fulham vs West Brom. 14 Sep 2013.

David Stockdale; Sascha Riether, Philippe Senderos, Brede Hangeland, Kieran Richardson; Steve Sidwell, Scott Parker; Bryan Ruiz, Pajtim Kasami, Alexander Kacaniklic; Dimitar Berbatov

Hull City

Premier League. Hull City vs Cardiff. 14 Sep 2013.

Allan McGregor; Ahmed Elmohamady, James Chester, Curtis Davies, Maynor Figueroa; Robert Koren, Jake Livermore, Tom Huddlestone, Robbie Brady; Sone Aluko, Danny Graham

Ipswich Town

Championship. Ipswich Town vs Yeovil. 17 Sep 2013.

Dean Gerken; Luke Chambers, Christophe Berra, Tommy Smith, Aaron Cresswell; Carlos Edwards, Cole Skuse, Luke Hyam, Ryan Tunnicliffe; Daryl Murphy, David McGoldrick

Leeds United

Championship. Leeds United vs Reading. 18 Sep 2013.

Paddy Kenny; Tom Lees, Scott Wootton, Jason Pearce, Stephen Warnock; Luke Murphy, Rodolph Austin, Michael Tonge; Ross McCormack, Luke Varney, Noel Hunt

Liverpool

Premier League. Liverpool vs Swansea. 16 Sep 2013.

Simon Mignolet; Andre Wisdom, Martin Skrtel, Mamadou Sakho, José Enrique; Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Jordan Henderson; Philippe Coutinho, Victor Moses; Daniel Sturridge

Manchester City

Champions League. Manchester City vs Viktoria Plzen. 17 Sep 2013.

Joe Hart; Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Matija Nastasic, Aleksandar Kolarov; Yaya Touré, Fernandinho; Jesus Navas, Sergio Agüero, Samir Nasri; Edin Dzeko

Manchester United

Champions League. Manchester United vs Bayer Leverkusen. 17 Sep 2013.

David de Gea; Chris Smalling, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra; Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini, Shinji Kagawa; Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie

Wayne Rooney found the back of the net against Leverkusen. Image credit: Getty

Newcastle United

Premier League. Newcastle United vs Aston Villa. 14 Sep 2013.

Tim Krul; Mathieu Debuchy, Fabricio Coloccini, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Davide Santon; Vurnon Anita, Yohan Cabaye, Moussa Sissoko; Hatem Ben Arfa, Loïc Rémy, Papiss Cissé

Nottingham Forest

Championship. Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough. 17 Sep 2013.

Karl Darlow; Eric Lichaj, Kelvin Wilson, Jack Hobbs, Chris Cohen; Henri Lansbury, Djamel Abdoun, Radoslaw Majewski, Andy Reid; Simon Cox, Jamie Mackie

Sunderland

Premier League. Sunderland vs Arsenal. 14 Sep 2013.

Keiren Westwood; Ondrej Celustka, Modibo Diakité, Valentin Roberge, Jack Colback; Adam Johnson, Ki Sung-yueng, David Vaughan, Charis Mavrias; Jozy Altidore, Steven Fletcher

Tottenham

Europa League. Tottenham vs Tromso. 19 Sep 2013.

Hugo Lloris; Kyle Naughton, Younes Kaboul, Michael Dawson, Danny Rose; Sandro, Mousa Dembélé; Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lewis Holtby, Erik Lamela; Jermain Defoe