It was not the complaint that a midfielder who specialises in delivering goals and assists in copious quantities might have been expected to voice. “We work in a day and age where everyone talks just about goals and assists,” said Kevin De Bruyne. His last two trips to Molineux have yielded four goals and three assists, rendering him a topic for conversation and praise alike. By creating two goals on Saturday, he drew level with Steven Gerrard on 92 in the Premier League’s all-time assist charts and, by the end of next season, he may overhaul Cesc Fabregas, who mustered 111, and stand second only to Ryan Giggs who has 162.
It is a record that is still more remarkable when his 35 Bundesliga assists are factored in. Judge De Bruyne on the end product and he is a creative phenomenon as well as a player who had the most prolific season of his career last year before reverting more to the role of supplier after Erling Haaland’s arrival.
