23 July 2020

Kevin De Bruyne’s 19 Premier League assists as Man City star targets new record

23 July 2020

Kevin De Bruyne has notched 19 assists for Manchester City in the Premier League this season.

With just Sunday’s game against Norwich remaining, the Belgian is one short of equalling Thierry Henry’s single-season record in the competition, set in 2002-03.

Here, the PA news agency lists his assists.

2019

August 10: West Ham 0 Man City 5Assist for Raheem Sterling, 51 minutes

August 17: Man City 2 Tottenham 2Assists for Sterling, 20 & Aguero, 35

August 25: Bournemouth 1 Man City 3Assist for Aguero, 15

De Bruyne (left) has provided six assists for Sergio Aguero (right) (PA Archive)

August 31: Man City 4 Brighton 0Assist for Aguero, 42

September 21: Man City 8 Watford 0Assists for David Silva 1, Bernardo Silva 60

September 28: Everton 1 Man City 3Assist for Gabriel Jesus, 24

October 26: Man City 3 Aston Villa 0Assist for David Silva, 65

December 21: Man City 3 Leicester 1Assist for Jesus, 69

December 27: Wolves 3 Man City 2Assist for Sterling, 50

December 29: Man City 2 Sheffield Utd 0Assist for Aguero, 52

2020

De Bruyne set up goals for Aguero and Jesus as City hammered Aston Villa (PA Archive)

January 12: Aston Villa 1 Man City 6Assists for Aguero, 28 & Jesus, 45

January 21: Sheffield Utd 0 Man City 1Assist for Aguero, 73

February 19: Man City 2 West Ham 0Assist for Rodri, 30

July 2: Man City 4 Liverpool 0Assist for Phil Foden, 45

July 8: Man City 5 Newcastle 0Assist for Riyad Mahrez, 21

July 22: Watford 0 Man City 4Assist for Aymeric Laporte, 66

Total assists for: Aguero 6, Sterling 3, Jesus 3, D Silva 2, B Silva, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Laporte 1 each.

*Passes for goals for Sterling (v Arsenal on December 15 & v Arsenal on June 17) are not recorded as assists after touches by opponents.

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