Romelu Lukaku has showed just how much the FIFA console games mean to him after embarking on a bizarre social media rant this week, following the release of his new personal rating.
FIFA 2021 will soon be hitting the shops and, in recent days, the creators have released the top 100 best rated players on the upcoming edition.
It has become an annual ritual where footballers check their ratings and compare against team-mates and opponents, while often making playful digs at one another online.
Yet this year Lukaku has been sent into a rage, despite his player in the game being ranked among the best strikers.
The Inter Milan star is rated as an 85 overall in the coming edition, which represents a one figure drop from his 86 rating on the previous FIFA 20. It also places him behind the likes of Jamie Vardy and his Serie A rival Ciro Immobile.
After a stellar debut season in Serie A, in which he scored 23 goals in 36 Serie A matches and broke European records by scoring in 10 consecutive Europa League matches, Lukaku clearly feels aggrieved that his stock - albeit digitally - has not risen.
Taking to Twitter the furious 27-year-old wrote: 'Let’s be honest fifa just mess with the ratings so we players start complaining about the game and give them more publicity... i ain’t with this sh*t. I know what i do.'
His outburst received all manner of responses, with many fans arguing his rating was indeed a fair representation while pointing out that things such as his sprinting speed had increased on the game.
Others noted how Lukaku was coming across as 'insecure,' and should not be bothered by something as minor and inconsequential as a game rating.
Many players have this week given their verdicts on the FIFA game's latest assessment of them, with Liverpool starTrent Alexander-Arnold left delighted with his rating... but less than impressed with the perceived shooting ability.
The Premier League winner, who plays his fair share of the virtual football game, was pleased overall but took aim at one of the statistics he was handed.
'Yeah I'm happy, of course! 87. Wow, thats high!', Alexander-Arnold told Dan Walker as he was shown his ratings card on Football Focus.
The Liverpool man was given a relatively low rating of 66 for his shooting despite showcasing his impressive ability in front of goal with three stunning free kicks in the Reds' title-winning campaign.
'Maybe they put that in there because it's my squad number' '(I scored) Four goals (last season) from full-back', Alexander-Arnold joked.