Alexander-Arnold, Sterling among Premier League stars competing in FIFA 20 tournament

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling and Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will be among the Premier League stars representing their respective clubs in an inaugural ePremier League Invitational tournament.

The Premier League announced on Friday that the FIFA 20 tournament, set to be shown live on Astro Supersport 2 (CH812 HD/CH832) and Astro GO from April 21st to 25th, would see representatives from all 20 Premier League clubs come together to urge everyone to follow official advice by staying home and saving lives amidst the coronavirus pandemic, and highlight the #PlayersTogether initiative.

The #PlayersTogether initiative was created by Premier League players as a collective way of generating funds for the National Health Service and distributing them where they are needed most.

? Announcing the #ePremierLeague Invitational ? ?Watch some of your favourite #PL players go head-to-head in a knockout @EASPORTSFIFA tournament. ? Starts on 21 April All the info you need here ? https://t.co/GS61PDFOsH pic.twitter.com/bgrAIwDabH

— Premier League (@premierleague) April 17, 2020

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"The thoughts of everyone at the Premier League are with all those directly affected by COVID-19.

"In response to the pandemic, the League, our clubs and players are providing valuable support for communities and the NHS.

"We are also aware of the importance of finding new ways to entertain fans at this time and we are excited to bring together a strong line-up of players for the ePremier League Invitational tournament.

"With Sky Sports screening the competition live in the UK and many of our international broadcast partners also showing the matches, fans around the world can tune in and enjoy the action.

"We know how popular FIFA20 is with players and I am looking forward to seeing who will be crowned the ePL Invitational champion," said Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters.

Other Premier League players confirmed for the tournament are Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) and Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers), with the rest of the club representatives to be announced soon.

It would be Alexander-Arnold's second consecutive official FIFA 20 tournament as he is currently competing in the #StayAndPlay Cup.

BIG win on a BIG match ⚽️?@trentaa98 defeats @realmadrid and takes home the #stayandplay Cup Player of the Day Award! pic.twitter.com/Vkk92rqv75

— EA SPORTS FIFA #stayandplay (@EASPORTSFIFA) April 16, 2020

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The England right-back defeated Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. to move into the quarter-finals, which takes place this weekend, live on Astro Supersport (CH811 HD/CH831) and eGG Network (CH800).