Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne breaks Premier League assist record in Nottingham Forest win
The Belgian playmaker 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.
After scoring his first-ever Premier League header in City's statement 4-0 win at Brighton last Thursday, De Bruyne assisted both Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland to help the Citizens claim three crucial points against relegation-threatened Forest three days later.
De Bruyne's curled an inviting corner towards the near post for Gvardiol to head home City's opener just after the half-hour mark, before rolling a through-ball into the path of substitute Haaland to slot the visitors' second into the bottom corner midway through the second half.
Victory for Man City keeps them within touching distance of Premier League leaders Arsenal, who sit just one point clear at the summit having played a game more than the reigning champions.
Assist king Kevin De Bruyne makes Premier League historySince returning from his long-term hamstring injury in January, De Bruyne has contributed to 21 goals in just 19 matches across all competitions, scoring six goals and registering 15 assists.
Despite playing in less than half of Manchester City's 54 matches in all tournaments this term, no Premier League player has provided more assists than De Bruyne (15), one ahead of Arsenal's Bukayo Saka (14).
De Bruyne's two assists against Forest was the 18th time the Belgian has registered multiple assists in a Premier League game, the most of any player in the division's history.
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