Kevin de Bruyne's early season form for Manchester City has put him on the brink of surpassing Steven Gerrard's assist tally, despite playing fewer than half the games the Liverpool great did.
Three assists in City's first four league games of the season has taken De Bruyne's overall Premier League tally to 89, just three behind current Aston Villa manager Gerrard.
What makes De Bruyne's return special though is that he has clocked up almost as many assists as Gerrard but in 290 games fewer. It has taken 214 Premier League appearances for the Belgian to set up 89 goals (88 for City, one for Chelsea), while it took 504 outings for Gerrard to provide 92 assists.
