OFFICIAL: Liverpool FIFA 17 ratings released

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool looks on during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool looks on during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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DORTMUND, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA - APRIL 07: Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool runs with the ball during the UEFA Europa League quarter final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool at Signal Iduna Park on April 7, 2016 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA – APRIL 07: Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool runs with the ball during the UEFA Europa League quarter final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool at Signal Iduna Park on April 7, 2016 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images) /

Fullbacks

Nathaniel Clyne, as expected, is king in the skimp Liverpool fullback department while Gomez is jipped.

Nathaniel Clyne /// CONFIRMED rating: 81 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 82

I mean, we’re splitting hairs here but come on, Clyne deserves better than this. It’s about what the numbers feel, 81 feels like an average fullback. As an 82, climbing the ladder, getting closer to being the best fullback in the division, something he has a rational claim to.

Alberto Moreno /// CONFIRMED rating: 77 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 77

The good news about Moreno in FIFA: his positioning doesn’t hurt as much in the game as it does in real life and his raw pace makes him a good option in the game.

Related: the game didn’t list Milner as a fullback, or he’d outpace the Spaniard here.

Joe Gomez /// CONFIRMED rating: 69 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 71

Rather parsimonious from EA on Gomez here blocking him from getting into the 70’s.

Last year before his injury, Gomez was garnering acclaim and was sticking around the first team. We impatiently await his return, set for October, a full year after tearing his ACL.