Pep Guardiola has apologised to ex-Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard whose Premier League assist record looks set to be broken by Kevin De Bruyne - in fewer than half the games.
The Aston Villa boss racked up 92 assists in 504 league games during his 17-year spell on Merseyside, placing him seventh on the all-time list. But De Bruyne looks set to break that imminently, with the Belgian maestro on 89 from just 214 matches - a whole 290 less than Reds legend Gerrard.
And the 31-year-old could inch closer to 92 when his City side travel to Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon. And Guardiola has jokingly apologised to Gerrard that his tally will be broken so comfortably by the City playmaker, but added that the former England international won’t mind being bettered by the magician.
