{"id":1243800,"date":"2022-01-25T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1243800"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:10:57","slug":"europe-top-five-leagues-assists-andy-robertson","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/europe-top-five-leagues-assists-andy-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Robertson is now above De Bruyne and Di Maria for most assists in Europe\u2019s top five leagues since 2018\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Robertson has provided seven assists in the Premier League this season, a stat bettered only by Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah (nine) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (10).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Scotland international recently put two on a plate for Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at the weekend in Liverpool&#8217;s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, which moves him ahead of Kevin De Bruyne and Angel Di Maria for most assists provided in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues since 2018\/19.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, his 38 assists across the last four seasons currently puts him sixth for most provided across the continent, with only two defenders currently placing ahead of him in the top 10. One of those is of course Alexander-Arnold, but who is the second? Read on for the full top 10 below&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/livescore-bet?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1242395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-110x63.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-122x70.jpg 122w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-66x38.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-80x46.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-180x104.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-380x219.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1043x600.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-240x138.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1100x633.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-85x49.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-35x20.jpg 35w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-330x190.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Bet \u00a310, Get \u00a320 with Live Score:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Join LiveScore Bet (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/livescore-bet?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s the link<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deposit and place a \u00a310 bet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Get two free bets*<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*New members. \u00a310 min deposit &amp; bet on sportsbook, placed &amp; settled at 1.5 min odds within 14 days of sign-up. Win part of E\/W bets. 2 non-withdrawable \u00a310 Free Bet Tokens: accept in 7 days, valid for 7 days from crediting (ex. E\/Ws &amp; Multiples), stakes not returned. <a href=\"https:\/\/livescorebet.com\/uk\/promo\/p\/wo-football\/index.html?btag=a_34b_3c_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for Rules &amp; Exclusions<\/strong><\/a>. Bet Responsibly. <a href=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GambleAware.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>1. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121605\/1243800_1243800_PA-64344009-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 117<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 64<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 305<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>140.33<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>29.45<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">An unparalleled provider,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Thomas Muller&#8217;s unique ability to identify and manipulate space has seen him rack up the assists at an alarming rate. The self-proclaimed &#8220;space interpreter&#8221; is currently averaging an assist every 140.33 minutes and creating a chance every 29.45 minutes. Ridiculous!<\/p>\n<h2>2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona\/PSG)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1227523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021.jpg\" alt=\"PSG vs Nice live stream: How to watch Ligue 1 online\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/05175524\/1227477_1227477_leo-messi-psg-2021-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 114<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 48<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 284<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>198.02<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>33.47<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi&#8217;s phenomenal strike rate is well-documented, but his selfless tendencies may go somewhat under the radar. A preternatural playmaker instinct, the Parisian poster boy is as deft at breaching the net as he is at teeing up his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in the Cristiano Ronaldo comparison, Messi creates a chance every 33.47 minutes in that aforementioned timeframe. Ronaldo creates one every 66 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-110x72.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-108x70.jpg 108w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-66x43.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-80x52.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-180x117.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-369x240.jpg 369w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-921x600.jpg 921w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-240x156.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-1100x716.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-85x55.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-31x20.jpg 31w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25121805\/1243800_1243800_PA-64230746-330x215.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 115<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 267<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>237.93<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>37.43<\/p>\n<p>Frankfurt&#8217;s wicked wing-back has provided the most assists of any defender since 2018\/19, amassing an absurd tally of 42. With a chance created every 37.43 minutes, the German club boast a terrific wide option to fizz balls and launch laser-guided missiles into the box.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-106x70.jpg 106w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-180x119.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-363x240.jpg 363w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-909x600.jpg 909w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-240x158.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-1100x726.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-85x56.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122101\/1243800_1243800_PA-63982037-330x218.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 123<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 270<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>248.76<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>38.7<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can take the position of right-back position to another level. I think we&#8217;ve started changing the narrative, the way people view full backs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was a quote from someone who has already taken the &#8220;right-back position to another level&#8221;, and his name is Cafu.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian immortal is perhaps not wrong in his assessment. TAA is a prodigious playmaker masquerading as a No. 2.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund\/Man Utd)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1235741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-110x77.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-101x70.jpg 101w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-66x46.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-80x56.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-180x125.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-345x240.jpg 345w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-862x600.jpg 862w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-240x167.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-1100x765.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-85x59.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-29x20.jpg 29w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/01122256\/1235736_1235736_jadon-sancho-manchester-united-2021-330x230.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 109<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 41<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 221<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>189.22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>35.1<\/p>\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t worked out at Old Trafford thus far, but the fact Jadon Sancho remains fifth on this list despite not providing a single assist for Man Utd in the Premier League shows just how good he was for Dortmund.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Andy Robertson (Liverpool)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Premier League assists for Liverpool since the start of 2017\/18:<\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 Andy Robertson (43)<br \/>\u25c9 Trent Alexander-Arnold (43)<\/p>\n<p>Incredible from the pair of them. ?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1485341817570676736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 126<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 38<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 209<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>292.47<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>53.18<\/p>\n<p>With Alexander-Arnold on the right and Robertson on the left, Jurgen Klopp has a full-back partnership that has shifted the perception of how we view full-backs. With his famous <em>Gegenpress<\/em> in full motion, Robertson has carte blanche to gallop forward and function, effectively, as a quasi-winger &#8212; and to devastating effect it would seem.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Angel Di Maria (PSG)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-361x240.jpg 361w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-902x600.jpg 902w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-1100x732.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122449\/1243800_1243800_PA-64928880-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 98<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 37<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 238<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>197.16<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>30.65<\/p>\n<p>A man with magic in his boots, Angel Di Maria averages a chance created every 30.65 minutes in the last four seasons, a frightening output. The Argentine stole the headlines after his match-winning goal in the Copa America final over the summer, but for PSG he is the main provider, and then some!<\/p>\n\n<h2>8. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122610\/1243800_1243800_PA-64535201-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 96<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 36<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 293<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>190.83<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>23.45<\/p>\n<p>I mean, 23.45 minutes-per-chance-created is just a bit silly, almost Football Manager-esque. De Bruyne&#8217;s robotic capacity to unlock doors would make Houdini proud. He is a wizard going forward and an assist kingpin when fit and firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243843 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25122824\/1243800_1243800_PA-64750384-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 108<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 35<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 265<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>266.31<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>35.17<\/p>\n<p>The versatile Bavarian has a pinpoint delivery and a world-class frontline to pick out. It&#8217;s a marriage that just works, as Muller would also attest to.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1240244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1597\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah.jpg 1597w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-110x71.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-109x70.jpg 109w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-66x42.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-80x51.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-180x115.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-374x240.jpg 374w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-936x600.jpg 936w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-240x154.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-1100x705.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-85x55.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-31x20.jpg 31w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31175357\/1240210_1240210_Mohamed-Salah-330x212.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1597px) 100vw, 1597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong> 129<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assists:<\/strong> 32<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chances created:<\/strong> 227<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per assists: <\/strong>343.81<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes per chance created: <\/strong>48.47<\/p>\n<p>A bit like Messi, Salah is a goalscoring phenom but he may not be as selfish as some people may think. With nine assists this season alone, the Egyptian superstar is second behind only TAA for the Premier League&#8217;s Playmaker Award.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/livescore-bet-bonus-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to get a bet bonus code by signing up to Live Score\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Premier League betting tips from expert tipsters<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-live-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to live stream today&#8217;s football matches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Robertson has provided seven assists in the Premier League this season, a stat bettered only by Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah (nine) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (10). 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