Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu has through a post on social media expressed his surprise to the exclusion of African stars, Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah from FIFA FIFPRO Men's Team of the Year.
The Liverpool FC duo impressed throughout the 2018/2019 season where they helped the English Premier League side to win the Uefa Champions League.
In addition to that, both players shared the Golden boot award in the EPL together with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang with 22 goals each.
At the FIFA awards ceremony in Milan on Monday, September 23, 2019, Salah and Mane both missed out on making the team of the year to the amazement of many.
Christian Atsu in a post on his Twitter handle has joined in to indicate his surprise as far as the snubbing of the Liverpool wingers is concerned.
Salah and mane hmm
— Christian Atsu (@ChristianAtsu20) September 23, 2019
Below is the 2019 FIFPro World XI;
Goalkeeper
Alisson Becker (Liverpool/Brazil)
Defenders
Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax and Juventus/Netherlands), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands), Marcelo (Real Madrid/Brazil).
Midfielders
Luka Modric (Real Madrid/Croatia), Frenkie de Jong (Ajax and Barcelona/Netherlands), Eden Hazard (Chelsea and Real Madrid/Belgium)
Forwards
Kylian Mbappé (Paris St-Germain/France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Portugal), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)