With no real football to watch or play right now, Football Manager has seen a surge in players.
The computer game offered a free fortnight period last month with over 800 thousand users playing.
Now, Football Manager has shown us which EFL Championship players are the top picks for FM fans based on in-game stats.
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Football Manager Fans’ Best Championship XI
In the Sticks
FM fans have gone for Leeds United’s Kiko Casilla in between the posts – his experience at the highest level with the likes of Real Madrid make him a shoo-in.
Casilla is currently serving part of an eight-match ban for racial abuse during a game last September.
The Defence
In front of Casilla lies a partnership of Mike van der Hoorn and Pontus Jansson – two defenders with evident quality.
A former Ajax player, van der Hoorn’s physical ability makes him a great choice as that ball-playing defender alongside the powerful swede in Jansson.
Hot prospect Jayden Bogle takes the right-back spot, his pace and dribbling make him an ideal attacking wing-back.
On the other flank, Cardiff City’s Joe Bennett offers an experienced head alongside his industrious playing style.
Middle of the Park
Tom Cairney of Fulham and Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips make up a centre midfield pairing worthy of the Premier League.
Cairney’s finishing and technique make him ideal for the deep-lying playmaker role.
Whilst Phillips, aged just 23, has bags of potential and will surely be a player to build your team around for years to come.
Out wide, Fulham’s Portuguese winger Ivan Cavaleiro is another popular choice despite his hefty price-tag in-game.
The ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers man has netted six goals and provided seven assists for the Cottagers this season.
He’s joined on the opposite flank by in-form winger Said Benrahma – the Algerian has scored 10 goals from the wing this season and has been on the radar of some big clubs too.
The 24-year-old’s skilful style and flair make him an inviting choice for some FM fans.
The Attack
Playing in the number 10 role is England’s all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
With his abundance of talent and experience at the highest level of the game, it’s no surprise the Derby County man is smashing it in the Championship in-game.
Finally, leading the line is Serbian danger-man Aleksandar Mitrovic of Fulham.
He has scored 23 goals so far this campaign, the league’s best, making up 44 per cent of Fulham’s goals, according to WhoScored.com.
His strength and finishing make him impossible for defenders to handle and the ideal talisman up top for any FM player.
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