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Dele Alli rating has jumped from 80 to 84, enough for No 93 in the FIFA 18 list
Real Madrid youngster Marco Asensio has jumped into the top 100 at 96
Remarkably, injured Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is No 89
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Published: 05:31 EDT, 6 September 2017 | Updated: 13:40 EDT, 6 September 2017

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Dele Alli may have firmly established himself as one of the Premier League's most dynamic players but he has not done enough to convince the numbers men at EA SPORTS he is a better player than Ilkay Gundogan.

The first 20 names of the FIFA 18 player rankings have been revealed and the Tottenham star has see his rating leap from 80 to 84 since last year's initial figures were unveiled.

Remarkably Alli's 22 goals and 13 assists in 50 games do not see him rated higher than Gundogan, who managed just 10 games last season before being ruled out with a cruciate knee ligament injury he is yet to return from.

Dele Alli has firmly established himself as one of the Premier League's most dynamic players

The numbers men at EA Sportsare not convinced the Spurs ace is a better than Ilkay Gundogan

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Real Madrid's Marco Asensio has sneaked into the top 100 at No 96 after breaking into the first team in the last 12 months.

Radamel Falcao is back in the top 100 after fluctuating in recent years. On FIFA 13, he was regarded as one of the top strikers in the world with a game rating of 94.

However, fast forward four years and the striker was given a score of just 81 for last year's edition - but his stock is on the rise again after a solid campaign for Monaco to the extent that his FIFA 18 rating is now 84.

Real Madrid's Marco Asensio has snuck into the top 100 after breaking into the first team

FIFA 18 ratings showcase the top players in the game, with ratings based on their performances from the past year of football. EA SPORTS are revealing all players' ratings ahead of the new game's release on September 29.

These are the players considered 81-100 in the world by EA SPORTS based on the software company's extensive data profiles.

Other notable names in the first batch of names include Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is placed 83rd with a rating of 85, Liverpool's Sadio Mane at 98 with a rating of 84 and Manchester City's Bernado Silva at No 100 with a rating of 84.