Kevin De Bruyne aiming to break Cesc Fabregas Premier League assist record
The 32-year-old is widely regarded as one of the greatest playmakers to have ever graced the Premier League since joining the Citizens from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2015.
De Bruyne was sidelined for the first five months of the campaign with a torn hamstring, but he has since made an impressive impact in Pep Guardiola's side since the turn of the year.
Despite playing in less than half of Man City's 54 matches in all competitions this season, De Bruyne has still contributed to 21 goals in just 19 games, scoring six times and registering 15 assists.
City's No.17 set up both goals in last weekend's 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, taking his assist total for the season to eight — only four behind Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins in the race for the Playmaker award.
De Bruyne's two assists at the City Ground was the 18th time that the Belgian has registered multiple assists in a Premier League match, the most of any player in the division's history.
De Bruyne on verge of surpassing Fabregas assist recordDe Bruyne currently sits third on the Premier League's all-time assist list with 110 from 256 appearances, seven clear of Wayne Rooney (107) whom he surpassed in January.
Should the Belgian register one assist against Wolves on Saturday, he will move into joint-second alongside former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Fabregas, who notched up a total of 111 assists across his 350 Premier League appearances.
De Bruyne will move ahead of Fabregas into second place outright if he provides at least two assists against Wolves or across any
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