Manchester City are confident of regaining control of the Premier League title race on Wednesday night as they beat once-audacious Arsenal 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium to leave London rivals two points behind from two games. fight less. The results now confirm a fifth championship in six seasons for Pep Guardiola's side and that is no doubt evidenced by midfielder Kevin de Bruyne's stellar performance.
It took just seven minutes for the Belgian midfielder to break through Arsenal's defence, as Erling Haaland passed De Bruyne into the penalty box, only for the midfielder to unleash a superb right-footed finish at the right time. and not in time. preventive. Then, after John Stones' second goal before half-time, De Bruyne doubled his tally of the night and claimed three points with a superb finish just eight minutes into the second half.
That performance helped De Bruyne to a staggering seven goals and 18 assists in just 29 games for City this season. And as the club head towards another championship, there is a growing sense that the campaign is just one of De Bruyne's best, but also further confirms that the Belgium international could become one of the best. the best playmakers ever honored in the Premier League.
In a league of their own since 2015
De Bruyne moved to Man City in August 2015, when he joined the club from Wolfsburg for a whopping €76 million fee. This transfer remains the club's second-highest of all time, well below Jack Grealish's €117.5 million transfer to the club in 2021. But there's no doubt that Etihad has get their money back, thanks in part to De Bruyne's enviable record in the British top flight since.
Kevin de Bruyne assists
Indeed, as the chart above shows, since joining City in 2015, De Bruyne has registered 105 assists in 239 Premier League appearances. And, as we can see, this is almost twice as high as the league's top assist players during that period, with Christian Eriksen and Mohamed Salah having 64 and 57 assists respectively. create. In other words, there really is no real comparison or rival to De Bruyne's claim to be the best playmaker in English football over the past eight seasons.
Is De Bruyne the best Premier League player of all time?
Of course, the Premier League is home to the best attacking midfielders to ever play and as such, De Bruyne will have to beat the best to claim the title of best player in the history of the tournament. But when looking at the players who have provided the most assists since the league began in 1993, the Man City star certainly compares favorably. Kevin de Bruyne assists all time
The Belgian midfielder is yet to break into the top five, but we can see him just one assist from David Silva's Man City record and could finish this season with or surpassing 114. Frank Lampard's assist in the Premier League. Whether he can land the assists of Ryan Giggs' career in the league seems like a daunting task, but as we can see, the Manchester United star has also played close. three times as many games in the English top flight.
However, given De Bruyne's age and current ability, there's no reason he couldn't get at least 20 assists before deciding to suspend.
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