Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Premier League's best 50 players according to FM22

With Football Manager 2022 releasing today, we've used the data to find the very best 50 Premier League players, with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea dominating the list.

by · Irish Mirror

With Football Manager 2022 being fully released today, the game has revealed the Premier League's top 50 players.

Football Manager 2022 was released on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 for PC, Mac, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and mobile devices, And, FM22 and FM22 Xbox Edition will be available with Xbox Game Pass from Day One when both titles launch.

Sports Interactive, the creators of Football Manager, have received lots of praise during the beta's release, with their brand new data hub, their revamp of the Fantasy Draft game mode and their manager customisation all proving to be a hit with players.

And now with the game fully available to play, some managers will be looking to start their careers with some world-class talent at their disposal - either in their teams from the go, or dipping into the transfer market to improve their squads.

But who are the best players in the Premier League? And, why has Cristiano Ronaldo slipped down the list?

Here are the 50 best players from the Premier League in Football Manager 2022.

50 best Premier League players in Football Manager 2022

If you're new to the Football Manager series, each player in the FM database is given a value out of 200 for both Current Ability (how good they are now) and Potential Ability (how good they can become).

We have taken the top 50 players in the Premier League by Current Ability (CA) on FM22 and ranked them, to get a definitive final list.

Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Premier League's best 50 footballers according to FM22(Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images)
  1. Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City (188/200)
  2. Mohamed Salah - Liverpool (184/200)
  3. Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur (184/200)
  4. Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester UFC (182/200)
  5. Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool (180/200)
  6. Sadio Mane - Liverpool (177/200)
  7. Alisson - Liverpool (174/200)
  8. Romelu Lukaku - Chelsea (174/200)
  9. Bruno Fernandes - Manchester UFC (172/200)
  10. Heung-Min Son - Tottenham Hotspur (172/200)
  11. Bernardo Silva - Manchester City (170/200)
  12. Ederson - Manchester City (170/200)
  13. Ruben Dias - Manchester City (169/200)
  14. Jack Grealish - Manchester City (168/200)
  15. Paul Pogba - Manchester UFC (168/200)
  16. Aymeric Laporte - Manchester City (168/200)
  17. Raheem Sterling - Manchester City (167/200)
  18. N'Golo Kante - Chelsea (165/200)
  19. Raphael Varane - Manchester UFC (165/200)
  20. Fabinho - Liverpool (164/200)
  21. Fernandinho - Manchester City (164/200)
  22. Thiago - Liverpool (164/200)
  23. Jadon Sancho - Manchester UFC (162/200)
  24. Roberto Firmino - Liverpool (162/200)
  25. Edouard Mendy - Chelsea (161/200)
  26. Ilkay Gundogan - Manchester City (161/200)
  27. Mason Mount - Chelsea (160/200)
  28. Antonio Rudiger - Chelsea (159/200)
  29. Andrew Robertson - Liverpool (159/200)
  30. Kai Havertz - Chelsea (159/200)
  31. Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool (159/200)
  32. Marcus Rashford - Manchester UFC (159/200)
  33. Jordan Henderson - Liverpool (159/200)
  34. Danny Ings - Aston Villa (158/200)
  35. Youri Tielemans - Leicester City (158/200)
  36. Joao Cancelo - Manchester City (158/200)
  37. Riyad Mahrez - Manchester City (158/200)
  38. Jamie Vardy - Leicester City (157/200)
  39. Harry Maguire - Manchester UFC (157/200)
  40. Rodri - Manchester City (157/200)
  41. Gabriel Jesus - Manchester City (157/200)
  42. Kurt Zouma - West Ham United (156/200)
  43. Joel Matip - Liverpool (156/200)
  44. Jorginho - Chelsea (156/200)
  45. Kyle Walker - Manchester City (156/200)
  46. Thiago Silva - Chelsea (156/200)
  47. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal (156/200)
  48. Andreas Christensen - Chelsea (155/200)
  49. Diogo Jota - Liverpool (155/200)
  50. Kieran Tierney - Arsenal (155/200)
  51. Luke Shaw - Manchester UFC (155/200)
  52. Christian Pulisic - Chelsea (155/200)
  53. Edinson Cavani - Manchester UFC (155/200)
  54. Phil Foden - Manchester City (155/200)
  55. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal (155/200)

The Football Manager 2022 database contains data on over 800,000 players and staff, and with more than 50 countries to manage in, the game offers an incredibly detailed and immersive experience.

FM has grown to become more than just a game and has embedded itself in the football industry; the FM database is used by several clubs to help shape their recruitment strategies and thousands of professional footballers and backroom staff members are committed fans of the game

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