Diogo Jota has suggested that me might need to add some flair to his game for one very specific reason once he has overcome his latest injury setback with . The forward has been sidelined since mid-February after sustaining a knee injury in an unfortunate coming-together in the win away to Brentford. It was a big loss given he had propped up the goalscoring end of the team during 's recent absence, contributing towards 10 goals in 11 appearances. However the Reds have fought to remain joint-top of the , progress in both the and , plus win the Carabao Cup Final whilst the No.20 has been away. not too long after the upcoming international break to aid with the fiercely competitive run-in. In the meantime all anyone can do is wait patiently, and alongside his recovery at the AXA Training Centre the player has let supporters know how he is taking his mind off the situation - by playing EA Sports FC 24, of course. Throughout his time in
England, has become known for his talent with the video game, with some thinking he may be a little bit obsessed. You have be to once be ranked No.1 on the game's online player leaderboards. His love for the game has seen him set up his own eSports team, claim that his and Portugal teammates actively avoid playing against him, and sometimes collaborate with professionals of the eSports realm. He was doing the latter just last night, joining the livestream of streamer, YouTuber and Reds fan Bateson87. Playing on the same side in an online match, the pair were testing out a new upgraded variant of Jota's virtual pro on the Ultimate Team game mode - one that possesses the highly-coveted five-star ranking in skill moves. Only real-life footballers that display intricate flair or create their own skill moves are given the trait on their 'base' gold card, examples being
Cristiano Ronaldo or Vinicius Jr. Jota's 85-rated base card was given only four stars at the start of the game's cycle. The
Liverpool player watched his virtual self unleash what is known as an 'Elastico' - sometimes commonly known as a 'Flip Flap', in which a footballer uses the outside of their strongest foot to fake dribbling the ball in one direction before taking it in another direction with the inside of their foot. "I need to do this one time when I am playing
Football again," he exclaimed with a big smile on his face, "just to see if I get five stars in the next FIFA!"