OFFICIAL: Liverpool FIFA 17 ratings released

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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 27: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur (C), Dejan Lovren of Liverpool (L) and Joel Matip of Liverpool all watch the ball during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on August 27, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /

Central Defenders

Somewhat surprisingly, FIFA couldn’t parse Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren and Mamadou Sakho, all getting the same rating. Also, Liverpool U23 star Tiago Ilori makes an appearance!

Joel Matip /// CONFIRMED rating: 82 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 82

Right on the money for RTK! We thought he was clearly Liverpool’s best defender in preseason, but we still got it correct. Count it. Still a win.

Matip has been worth the price of admission this season, he seems everything we were told he would be.

Dejan Lovren /// CONFIRMED rating: 82 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 80

After a month into the season, this 82 is well dissevered. Lovren and Matip have forged a promising partnership.

Mamadou Sakho /// CONFIRMED rating: 82 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 81

Sakho getting an 82 was well deserved near the end of the year last season, until he got (wrongly) banned for failing a UEFA drug test. Since then, Klopp’s ostensibly tried to get him to leave by saying he won’t play and he needs to leave on loan.

He’s still here, and a good player in FIFA.

Ragnar Klavan /// CONFIRMED rating: 78 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 78

Klavan at a 78 feels about right. He’s a solid rotational defender and is currently ahead of Sakho in depth charts.

Tiago Ilori /// CONFIRMED rating: 75 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: N/A

This feels rather steep for a player who can’t get anywhere near the first team and couldn’t get anyone to buy or loan him. Also, last season, he went on loan to hapless Aston Villa and never played. That says it all, really.

Last FIFA, Emre Can was rated a 75. Apparently Can last season was as good as Ilori this season.

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