Kevin De Bruyne already has six assists in the Premier League this season, with three setting up Erling Haaland to score.
The Manchester City playmaker's assists have dropped slightly in the last two seasons after his record-equalling haul of 20 in 2019/20, and a simple explanation for that would be the absence of Sergio Aguero or any recognisable striker in that period.
Now, Haaland has arrived and scored 14 goals in all competitions already, and De Bruyne looks to be a beneficiary of having a world-class poacher always waiting in the box. It's no surprise that two of his assists for Haaland have been crosses from the right (with another also a cross from that side, but to Phil Foden, who had run into space vacated by Haaland).
