- Manchester City star midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, has won the maiden Cadbury playmaker of the season award
- The Belgian midfielder finished the season with 16 assists
- Teammate, Leroy Sane, came closely behind with 15 assists for the season
Manchester City star midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, has won the maiden Cadbury playmaker of the season award.
De Bruyne, 26, finished the season with 16 assists after teeing up Gabriel Jesus' late winner at Southampton.
Teammate, Leroy Sane, came closely behind with 15 assists for the season, while David Silva and Raheem Sterling were next best with 11 each.
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No non-Man City player made more than 10 assists, with Tottenham pair Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, along with Manchester United's Paul Pogba, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Leicester's Riyad Mahrez the only other players to make it into double figures.
The top assists chart this season clearly reveals City's dominance this season that saw that record an outstanding centurions of Premier League points.
NAIJ.com previously reported that Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is said to be crowned the winner of the maiden edition of the Premier League playmaker of the year award.
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The new category of the award is created to reward the brilliant performances of the EPL creative players with the highest assist in a league season.
Since the highest goal scorer and the keeper with the highest number of clean sheets are given the golden boot and golden glove at the end of each season.
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Source: Naija.ng