Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was left in disbelief as he found out defender Andy Robertson was stronger than him in the new FIFA 23 video game.
With the new version of the EA Sports game being released on Friday, September 30, Liverpool released behind-the-scenes footage of Diogo Jota, who is a renowned player of the game, and Kostas Tsimikas presenting their fellow team-mates with a copy of the new game while also capturing their reaction to their new Ultimate Team rating.
In the video, which was uploaded to Liverpool's YouTube channel on Friday afternoon, Tsimikas and Jota entered the gym at the AXA Training Centre where they presented Salah and Robertson with their ratings.
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While receiving an incredible 90-rated card for this year's edition, after his impressive return over the course of the 2021/22 season, the Egyptian was left rather unimpressed with some aspects of his ratings, including physical and defending.
"Defending 45?" laughed Salah. "Did you see the last game?".
While allowing Salah to mull over his stats, Jota called over Robertson to deliver him the news of his ratings and hand him a copy of this year's edition.
It was there revealed that the Reds left-back boasted a higher physical stat than Salah (76 to 75), which left the 30-year-old forward rather impressed and sparked laughter inside the room.
“He’s stronger than me?" asked Salah in disbelief. To which Robertson then intervened: “Of course I am! Of course I am,” before jokingly taking a hold of Salah and flexing his muscles in the face of Liverpool's No.11.
Salah's team-mates weren't done winding him up there, as Jota, who was handed the role of presenter for this particular event, grabbed Robertson's arm and joked: “The Scottish fire!”.
Liverpool are in Premier League action on Saturday afternoon as they welcome Brighton to Anfield in what will be manager Roberto De Zerbi's first game since succeeding Graham Potter, who left for Chelsea, earlier this month.
Salah is expected to be in action for the Reds as he looks to recapture his form of 2021 and put his 2022 struggles behind him. However, Robertson won't be available for Jurgen Klopp as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury he suffered in the final moments of the Reds' 4-1 defeat to Napoli earlier this month.
Though Klopp did offer a positive update on his situation on Friday in his pre-game press conference as he admitted the Scotland captain was back running outside.
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