Football Manager 2021, the latest football management simulation game from Sports Interactive, is out now on PC, Mac, Touch, Mobile and Xbox.
Football Manager (FM) is the world’s leading football management simulation title and the latest release, FM21, includes a number of major updates.
This year, FM21 is different to any FM title that has gone before, as the game features the impact of Covid-19, as players who start a new career mode save will experience later league start dates, a different transfer market and an impact on club finances. From season two of your virtual save, the world should return to 'normal', or as close as possible.
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In addition, the database used for FM21 contains data on more than 800,000 individuals and 45,000 active clubs, with data sourced from their international on the ground scouting network which numbers roughly 1,000 people, among their ranks are some who are involved in football in professional capacities, including scouts and coaches.
So, we jumped into the vast database to find out who are the best players at Manchester United based on ability alone. And, as it turns out, Bruno Fernandes doesn't top the list.
The best players at Manchester United ranked by FM21
If you are 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 Manchester United players who have been given the highest Current Ability rating on FM21 and ranked them in order.
- Paul Pogba - Current Ability is 167/200
- Bruno Fernandes - Current Ability is 162/200
- Marcus Rashford - Current Ability is 157/200
- Anthony Martial - Current Ability is 156/200
- David De Gea - Current Ability is 155/200
- Edinson Cavani - Current Ability is 152/200
- Harry Magure - Current Ability is 152/200
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka - Current Ability is 148/200
- Alex Telles - Current Ability is 147/200
- Donny van de Beek - Current Ability is 146/200
- Victor Lindelof - Current Ability is 145/200
- Luke Shaw - - Current Ability is 143/200
- Fred - Current Ability is 143/200
- Eric Bailly - Current Ability is 142/200
- Scott McTominay - Current Ability is 142/200
- Nemanja Matic - Current Ability is 140/200
- Dean Henderson - Current Ability is 140/200
- Mason Greenwood - Current Ability is 140/200
- Juan Mata - Current Ability is 138/200
- Axel Tuanzebe - Current Ability is 138/200
- Jesse Lingard - Current Ability is 138/200
- Phil Jones - Current Ability is 138/200
- Sergio Romero - Current Ability is 138/200
- Marcos Rojo - Current Ability is 137/200
- Andreas Pereira - Current Ability is 136/200
- Daniel James - Current Ability is 134/200
- Brandon Williams - Current Ability is 132/200
- Diogo Dalot - Current Ability is 130/200
- Tahith Chong - Current Ability is 126/200
- Timothy Fosu-Mensah - Current Ability is 124/200
- James Garner - Current Ability is 123/200
- Lee Grant - Current Ability is 122/200
- Facundo Pellistri - Current Ability is 120/200
- Ethan Laird - Current Ability is 120/200
- Dylan Levitt - Current Ability is 111/200
- Teden Mengi - Current Ability is 110/200
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Football Manager 2021 is out now on PC, Mac, Mobile, Touch and Xbox.
The database within FM21 contains data on more than 800,000 individuals and 45,000 active clubs, with data sourced from their international on the ground scouting network which numbers roughly 1,000 people, among their ranks are some who are involved in football in professional capacities, including scouts and coaches.
FM has grown to become more than just a game and has embedded itself in the football industry; the FM database is even 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.
