Kevin De Bruyne draws level with Man Utd legend for all-time Premier League assists
Kevin De Bruyne drew level with Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney and surpassed Chelsea great Frank Lampard in the all-time Premier League assists charts with his game-winning cross in Manchester City's 3-2 victory at Newcastle United on Saturday night.
The Belgium midfielder played his second game since returning from a four-month lay-off due to a hamstring injury as the Cityzens moved up to second in England's top flight, scoring the equaliser from distance in the 74th minute after first-half strikes from Bernardo Silva, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.
De Bruyne then grabbed his 103rd Premier League assist by clipping the ball in for young Norwegian Oscar Bobb, who controlled and finished in stylish fashion to seal all three points.
It was 32-year-old De Bruyne's 101st league assist for Man City, having mustered two during his brief spell with Chelsea. He has now leapfrogged Lampard and will soon outright overtake former Man Utd and Everton attacker Rooney, with Spain icon Cesc Fabregas the next player in his sights.
The former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder racked up 111 passes directly leading to goals during his time in England, though he is still a whopping 51 shy of all-time leader Ryan Giggs, who sits at the top of the standings with 162.
Pos
Player
Assists
1.
Ryan Giggs
162
2.
Cesc Fabregas
111
3.
Kevin De Bruyne
103
4.
Wayne Rooney
103
5.
Frank Lampard
102
6.
Dennis Bergkamp
94
7.
David Silva
93
8.
Steven Gerrard
92
9.
James Milner
89
10.
David Beckham
80
11.
Christian Eriksen
75
12.
Teddy Sheringham
75
13.
Thierry Henry
74
14.
Andy Cole
73
15.
Ashley Young
71
Giggs played his entire professional career with Man Utd, featuring in each of the first 22 seasons of the Premier League. He made 632 appearances in the competition between 1992 and 2014, also
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