Revealed: Football Manager 2017's 10 best players - and Cristiano Ronaldo is only THIRD

The Real Madrid ace has missed out on the top two in FM17, so who is in there ahead of him?

It's almost time to close the curtains, put your slippers on and tell your close family and friends that you'll see them again in about April.

The release of Football Manager 2017 is just around the corner, and to celebrate the much-anticipated new version of the game, we've been delving into the numbers behind the best players.

And having crunched those very numbers, we can reveal that the wizards behind FM17 have made Cristiano Ronaldo only the THIRD best player in the game.

Lionel Messi is obviously at No. 1 - surely much to Ronaldo's annoyance - but who its at No. 2 ahead of the Portuguese superstar?

10. Gonzalo Higuain

9. Mesut Ozil

8. Paul Pogba

7. Sergio Aguero

6. Gareth Bale

5. Luis Suarez

4. Neymar

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

2. Manuel Neuer

1. Lionel Messi