Per Mertesacker is rated as the best defender in the Premier League by FIFA 16
The title is due for release next week and staff at EA Sports reckon the German is the sixth best defender in the world.
Mertesacker - rated at 88 overall - is the only Premier League defender to be ranked in the top 10.
There is no place for Chelsea captain John Terry, while Manchester United would be represented if they had signed Sergio Ramos in the summer.
The likes of Chris Smalling appear to have some work to do to force their way into the world elite, despite an impressive start to the season at the heart of United's back line.
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There is no place for Manchester City's Vincent Kompany in the top 10
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany's is also omitted.
Mertesacker is perhaps a surprise addition as he often comes in for criticism for a lack of pace.
However, the 30-year-old is a World Cup winner and has become a lynchpin for Arsene Wenger since signing from Werder Bremen in 2011.
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Here are the world's top ten defenders, according to FIFA 16: