Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy hilariously blasts his 78 FIFA 18 rating
BENJAMIN MENDY was dismayed to learn of his new FIFA 18 rating.
So much so that he took to Twitter to post a hilarious dig at EA Sports.
The £52million Manchester City full-back earned an improved rating of 78 - but that was way less than he thought he deserved.
Mendy was a 75 on FIFA 17 and was banking on a much bigger upgrade following his amazing season at Ligue 1 winners Monaco.
So he tweeted: 'Ahaha you dont have TV last year @EASPORTSFIFA ?? 78 really ?!!'
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi also complained to EA Sports on Twitter about his FIFA rating and supported his former Marseille teammate on Twitter.
The Belgian forward tweeted in French "you tell them brother" and called for a team upgrade.
And there was plenty of fan reaction, too.
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Mendy has been in good nick since joining the Etihad, bagging an assist in the 5-0 win over Liverpool last week on his home debut.
And he explained how it was done.
“In training we work this with Sane and other players,” Mendy told the Manchester Evening News.
“Leroy works on the left with me so I know him well. When he gave me the ball I knew what he would do, in my heart.
“He gave me the ball, I crossed it and … goal!”
Meanwhile, Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has revealed why he let Mendy go.
"For a while, we held off," Vasilyev told L'Equipe.
"And then, we thought – in spite of the offers that we had had for him and him indicating that he wanted to leave – could he have another season like the last one?
"At first, I said, 'no, you're staying.' He replied: 'But Vadim, I really want to go to City and link up with Guardiola.'
"On numerous occasions he said to me: 'If it was Chelsea, I'd stay; but if it's a chance to work with Guardiola, I want to go.'
"He'd spoken so frankly with me. So, when City met the asking price and when he became the most expensive defender in the world, there were no more arguments to have with him.
"We weighed up the for and against and said to him: 'OK, you can go.'"
