FIFA 18 ratings: Liverpool fans in shock as Sadio Mane is rated lower than Manchester United, Manchester City stars

EA Sports rolled out the first batch of FIFA 18 player ratings yesterday and some absolute sick cards were on display. Footballing superstars like Antoine Griezmann and Paulo Dybala, as well as more than 20 other stars from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A, had their FIFA 18 ratings revealed.

While Bernardo Silva's 84-rated overall card started off proceedings, the likes of Liverpool's Sadio Mane, Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan also featured in the top 100 players in FIFA 18 among others.

However, a sore point among FIFA and Liverpool fans was the fact that Mane, who got an 84-rated overall card to become the 98th best player in FIFA 18, got a lower valuation from EA Sports than the likes of Mkhitaryan and Gundogan, both of whom had indifferent campaigns in the 2016-17 season.

Mkhitaryan and Gundogan are ahead of Mane with 85-rated overall cards each, something that is hard to swallow looking at the players' performances over the past year. While Mane has become Liverpool's main man in attack, Mkhitaryan is only now slowly getting into the groove at Manchester United and Gundogan's injury problems continue to plague his career. Taking all of that into account, it is fair that fans are fuming with FIFA 18's ratings.

Here are the best reactions to Mane's treatment by EA Sports FIFA 18:

Gundogan 85? He hasn't played all year. Mane only 84? Come on EA, I'm really hoping Pedro is a 85 cuz he deserves to be top 100

— Victor Lopez (@vicL_4) September 5, 2017

Sadio mane should be 87

— RaYaN #YNWA (@Rayan_LFC) September 5, 2017

Gundogan higher then Alli despite not playing last season OKAY THEN

— chzalad (@chzalad) September 5, 2017

GUNDOGAN RATED HIGHER THAN MANE I'M DONE

— nikitos petrov (@nikitospetrov) September 5, 2017

Also how is gundogan 85 and alli and Mane are 84? ??

— Goatial (@Goatial11) September 5, 2017

I aint a liverpool fan but how is mane 84 and how is mkhi 85??? pic.twitter.com/4FplTHx50J

— Ciaran (@Ciaran_17) September 5, 2017

Mkhitryan higher than mane wow every year they fuck it ?

— Ryan Martin (@RyanMartin8155) September 5, 2017

please explain how Mkhitaryan is 85, but Mané is 84

— Hamzah (@Hamzah127) September 5, 2017

Biggest joke is Sadio Mane's rating only being 84 and Mkhitaryan's being 85 ?, Mane should be 86 at least.....

— Ahmed ?? (@KingDivock) September 5, 2017

Fifa ratings are so funny. Mkhitaryan and Carrasco better than Mané you know.

— David (@DerKopite) September 5, 2017

Mkhitaryan is rated higher than Mané you know? It's mad. EA are not well.

— - (@AnfieldRd96) September 5, 2017

Mkhitaryan is higher rated than Mane on fifa, i am absolute done with you @EASPORTSFIFA

— Callum (@LFCallum) September 5, 2017

As if EA have given Mkhitaryan a higher rating than Mane...

— jack (@VivaLallana) September 5, 2017

EA is a joke, Gundogan who didn't play at all last season and Mkhitaryan higher rated than Mane and Asensio

— Paulo® (@PauloLFC8) September 5, 2017

Every Liverpool fan when they see Mkhitaryan has a higher rating on fifa than Mane pic.twitter.com/melxfvKwDZ

— RF? (@elitefirmino) September 5, 2017

Hello police, I'd like to report a crime please; Mkhitaryan has a higher rating on Fifa 18 than Sadio Mané

— Wu-Tang Klavan (@wutangklavan) September 5, 2017

Genuinely disgraceful as to how Sadio Mané, one of the best players in the Premier League, is rated lower than Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

— Dharma Bhagalia (@Kloppholic) September 5, 2017