5 Liverpool players getting the biggest rating boost on FIFA 19

Liverpool were one of the best teams to use on FIFA 18 especially because of their terrorizing front-three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.

An impressive run of the final of the UEFA Champions League and a fourth-place finish in the league last season has ensured that several Liverpool players received a rating boost in the yet to release FIFA 19.

Before the official release of FIFA 19, several screenshots of the game were leaked online revealing the ratings of a lot of players from top teams. Liverpool were one of the teams whose ratings were leaked.

According to the leaked rating, Daniel Sturridge drops from 82 to 80 and Xherdan Shaqiri goes tom 82 to 81 in the latest edition, while the likes of Naby Keita (83), Jordan Henderson (82), Gini Wijnaldum (82) and Dejan Lovren (81) retain their previous rating.

Virgil van Dijk’s rating went up from 83 to 85, Sadio Mane also gets a rating of 85 from his previous 84 and James Milner gets an upgrade from 80 to 81. New signing, Fabinho, also gets an improved rating of 85 up from his previous rating of 84.

However, the above-mentioned players are not the biggest beneficiaries of the latest rating boost.

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#5 Roberto Firmino - 86 (FIFA 18 rating - 83)

Firmino scored 27 goals and assisted 15 more in 2017/18

Roberto Firmino has been one of Liverpool’s most important players under Jurgen Klopp and arguably the most impressive of all players who were at the club prior to Klopp’s arrival.

Firmino enjoyed the best goalscoring season of his career in 2017/18 by racking up 27 goals in all competitions. Of his 27 goals, he scored 11 of them in the Champions League en route to the final. In addition to the goals he scored, the Brazilian also had 15 assists to his name.

The 26-year-old was rated 83 when FIFA 18 came out and received a boost of +1 when the winter upgrade came out. However, EA Sports has recognized his importance to the Liverpool side and given him an 86 rating this time around, making him the second highest rated Liverpool player in the game.

#4 Alisson - 85 (FIFA 18 rating - 80)

Alisson was one of the best goalkeepers in Europe last season

Alisson is the only player in this list who was not at Liverpool last season. However, his +5 rating boost is well deserved.

The Brazilian had a rating of only 80 when FIFA 18 came out and it was understandable as he spent the 2016/17 season as an understudy to Wojciech Szczęsny.

Last season, Alisson was Roma’s first choice goalkeeper and his performance between the sticks was worthy enough to name him one of the best keepers in the world.

He had the second-best save success rate in Europe’s top 5 leagues in 2017/18 behind only Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid and the biggest difference in expected goal conceded for a Serie A goalkeeper in 2017/18.

The massive rating upgrade the Brazilian #1 has received in the latest edition of EA Sports FIFA is a testament to his brilliance and also another proof of why Liverpool spent a then world record transfer fee to recruit the 25-year-old.

#3 Mohamed Salah - 88 (FIFA 18 rating - 83)

Salah was one of the best in the world last season

There is no surprise that Mohamed Salah’s rating has gone from 83 to 88 in the space of a year.

Salah arrived at Liverpool on the back of two impressive seasons with AS Roma but little did we know about the kind of impact he would make in his debut season with the Reds.

The Egyptian enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2017/18 during which he scored 44 goals in 52 games across all competitions. Of his 44 goals, Salah scored 32 in the league and thus broke the record for most goals in a single 38-game Premier League season.

The 26-year-old was one of three Liverpool player to receive a winter rating boost from EA Sports last season and his rating went from 83 to 85. However, he has been rightfully given an 88 rating in the new edition of the game.

#2 Andrew Robertson - 81 (FIFA 18 rating - 75)

Robertson is one of the best left-backs in the Premier League

Andrew Robertson’s remarkable rise in the last year is reflected in the massive change in his FIFA rating.

Robertson arrived from relegated Hull City last summer and was given a rating of only 75 when FIFA 18 came out. In fact, Alberto Moreno had a higher rating of 76.

The Scott remained on the bench for the initial part of last season due to Moreno’s brilliant form but when he was presented with a chance, he delivered and has not lost his place as Liverpool’s first choice left-back.

Robertson was given a winter rating boost of 76 last season but his excellent show in the second half of 2017/18 was enough to convince EA Sports to move his rating into the 80s.

#1 Trent Alexander-Arnold - 78 (FIFA 18 rating - 68)

Alexander-Arnold's breakthrough season was rewarded with a massive rating boost

The last one year has been a massive learning curve for Trent Alexander-Arnold. The teenager received more first-team opportunities as Nathaniel Clyne was sidelined indefinitely at the start of the season.

Trent showed flashes of brilliance with his offensive display and crossing skills early on but in a few games, he was troubled by opposition wingers. His willingness to learn and improve was evident when he kept the likes of Leroy Sane and Cristiano Ronaldo at bay in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League.

His breakthrough season with Liverpool was also rewarded with a first international call-up to the England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Here is the image with the leaked FIFA 19 ratings of several Liverpool players.

Leaked Fifa 19 player ratings, what do you think? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/HZXhWC8A6l

— Liverpool Family (@lfc_family) August 23, 2018