As an official automotive sponsor to Manchester City Football Club, Nissan UK put together a little “dream job swap” between its best GT Academy drivers and four of Man City’s top players.

It was David Silva, Bacary Sagna, Fernando and Eliaquim Mangala that got to ride in the 218 PS Juke NISMO RS, though you’ll need to watch the video in order to see which one of them performed best behind the wheel of the car.

The concept of the job swap was inspired by a Nissan-commissioned study which found that nearly a third of nine to 13 year olds believe that football players and racing drivers have the most exciting careers. Fittingly, Nissan racing driver Jann Mardenborough was even signed to Cardiff City FC’s junior squad before Nissan’s GT Academy program came calling.

“Through our partnership with Manchester City Football Club, we’ve been able to bring to life some of the ultimate passions of our fans – football and driving,” said Nissan marketing director Chris Marsh. “Being able to make some of the country’s most celebrated talent accessible to our fans through this activity is what makes this partnership so exciting. Seeing the reaction from the players and drivers experiencing the dream job swap has been fantastic and we hope to get a similar reaction from viewers!”

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