Glance at the Premier League assist charts for the season and the usual subjects are there.
Kevin De Bruyne is three ahead of Bukayo Saka, United pair Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes are in there as are Liverpool duo Andy Robertson and Mo Salah. Of more surprise is one of the figures rounding out the top ten: Manchester City's imposing striker Erling Haaland.
There has been a lot made about how Haaland makes the City team less fluid and dynamic, with his permanent presence up front making them more predictable than when they have no obvious focal point. Scoring 27 league goals with a third of the season to go would suggest that City are no worse off though for being more orthodox.
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More than that, just nine players have more assists in the league than Haaland has. He chalked up his fifth in Saturday's win over Newcastle and the leap that accompanied the celebration of Bernardo Silva's goal was truly terrifying.
Not only has Haaland exceeded expectations of his goalscoring ability with 33 in all competitions this season, his tally of assists is more than useful for Pep Guardiola in helping the team to score. With the Norwegian's personal best standing at 7 in the Bundesliga for Dortmund, there is every chance he can break another personal milestone before the season is out.
It could be that being in a more attacking team that creates more chances means that Haaland will naturally get more assists playing for this City team. However, while his goalscoring has been endlessly debated there has been little discussion about his extra, less noticeable work that allows his teammates to prosper.
The joy on Haaland's face when Bernardo scored against Newcastle put to bed any idea that the striker can only be happy when he scores. "He's a guy after the game in the locker room, he didn't score but we won and he is happy," said Guardiola afterwards.
"Look at the way he celebrated the goal from Bernardo. Just take a look.
"When that happens, the body language of these kinds of things, you realise this guys is involved. Of course he wants to score goals and he will score more. But what he wants is wins. We won the game and still we are there."
Haaland's season will inevitably be defined by goals, and in particular the crucial strikes he is or isn't able to put away in the biggest games remaining in the Premier League and Champions League. If he can keep chipping away with assists, he could help push City to glory in a way that nobody has spoken about.
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