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The top strikers at EA's Best 20 comprise City's Sergio Agüero, Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, Spurs' Harry Kane, and Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann. All of them pale in comparison to PSG's Kylian Mbappé's vigour, youth and absolute speed. There's no-one quicker this season. No-one. If you enjoy pace up high, but also need some balance from a participant who can fall back into holesfetch and carry that Frenchman is the one to pick. He has been must-have for many years in FIFA, before he began killing it in real life, and 20 is different. You need 96 speed, 90 dribbling, 84 shooting and 78 passing up high.

The illustrious CR7 could shortly be seen reliving sketches from Father Ted ("The second greatest priest") and lamenting that he is second behind Lionel Messi in this year's FIFA. Still, the silver lining is that he is the best out-and-out ST from the sport. Imagine being able to brag about a team that'd Messi Neymar, on the right wing on the left, De Bruyne sitting on the edge of the box and the deadly duo of Mbappé and Ronaldo. It's the stuff dreams are made of, and it is what EA's franchise is all about.

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