MANCHESTER CITY star Kevin De Bruyne has been in scintillating form for the Premier League leaders this season.
Pep Guardiola’s men are flying high at the top of the league and the Belgian midfield maestro has been an integral figure.
In fact, when secondary assists are taken into consideration, De Bruyne has been involved in an outrageous 27 goals this season, according to BetStars.
The City talisman has assisted 11 assists for his team-mates in the Premier League this season.
That tally means he is top of the charts for secondary assists in the top flight – as well as regular goal assists, with a further 11.
On top of his creative skills, De Bruyne has been a strong finisher this season too, scoring five Premier League goals.
Second-placed in the chart of secondary assists in the Premier League this season is Arsenal’s contract rebel Alexis Sanchez.
The Chilean forward has registered eight secondary assists to go with his six regular assists and seven goals.
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That means he has played a part in almost half (47.5 per cent) of the Gunners’ top flight strikes so far.
His team mate Alexandre Lacazette, who has six secondary assists, has been involved in 19 of his side’s 40 goals, a contribution of 45 per cent.
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However, the man in third place has been even more integral to his team’s goal scoring this season…
Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez has racked up seven secondary assists to add to his six goals and nine regular assists.
That means he’s been involved in 58.8 per cent of all goals – comfortably more than half of the Foxes’ 34 Premier League goals this term.
De Bruyne remains top of the secondary assist charts when we look across the rest of the big five European leagues, too.
Lars Stindl of Borussia Monchengladbach comes closest with a tally of nine – more than doubling his overall contribution and making him responsible in some way for over half of his club’s league goals.
Sanchez is sandwiched between two Serie A players in the top five, with Juventus’ Miralem Pjanic having also registered eight secondary assists but in fewer minutes.
Meanwhile the seven notched by former Liverpool forward Luis Alberto of Lazio edges out Mahrez on the same basis.
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