De Bruyne becomes fastest to 100 Premier League assists: Stats
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne achieved a mega milestone in his side's 4-1 drubbing of Southampton in the Premier League 2022-23 season. Belgian ace De Bruyne is now the fastest to 100 Premier League assists. Besides, he has also become just the fifth player to assist 100 goals in the competition. Here we decode De Bruyne's stats.
Fifth overall and fastest to register 100 PL assists
De Bruyne has joined an elite company in the Premier League in terms of 100 or more assists. 162 - Ryan Giggs, 111 - Cesc Fabregas, 103 - Wayne Rooney, 102 - Frank Lampard are the four players to have attained the milestone. Meanwhile, De Bruyne took 237 games to reach the milestone, bettering Fabregas's tally (293 games).
De Bruyne has made a solid impression
In 237 Premier League games, De Bruyne has managed to score 62 goals to date, besides his 100 assists. He is a three-time Premier League champion and was adjudged the Premier League Player of the Season in 2019-20. He has already won two Playmaker awards and two Goal of the Month awards. De Bruyne has 93 goals in 344 matches for City across competitions.
Haaland shines as Man City tame Saints 4-1
Erling Haaland scored a brace as Man City claimed three massive points. De Bruyne set up Haaland to hand City a half-time lead at St Mary's. An in-form Jack Grealish beat Gavin Bazunu to score his side's second in the 58th minute. Grealish's cross saw Haaland score from a bicycle kick before Julian Alvarez converted a penalty post Sekou Mara's goal (72').
Haaland smashes these records
Haaland has now scored the joint-most goals scored for a Premier League club across competitions in a single season (PL era): 44 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (02-03), 44 - Mohamed Salah (17-18), 44 - Haaland (22-23). Haaland has taken the fewest games to score 30 PL goals (27). He is the third player to score 30+ Premier League goals in their debut season.
