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2019/20 Premier League
28th Season
Matches Played: 380
Goals Scored: 1034
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool FC full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold caught the eye with their special abilities to create goals.
Recognized for his exceptional passing, De Bruyne registered an impressive 20 assists during his fifth season in the Premier League with the Citizens.
Therefore, the Belgium international equalled France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry's record for the most assists in a season.
His 20th assist came in their enthralling 5-0 victory over Norwich City on 26 July 2020 when he set-up Raheem Sterling, who netted his 20th league goal of the campaign.
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De Bruyne became the first player in history to reach 20 assists in a single season in two of Europe's top five leagues.
The 29-year-old, who is widely considered as one of the best players in the world, also won his second Playmaker of the Season award for the most assists in the league.
Pep Guardiola, the City manager, revealed what he told De Bruyne ahead of their clash with Norwich as the attacking midfielder was looking to break Henry's record.
“Don’t focus too much (on the assist record). Kevin made one assist and could have broken it easily," Guardiola said.
"He will share the record with Henry. He played really good. Individual targets and focus to achieve something is good and for the benefit of the team. It’s not a problem. His is pace was different, we were aggressive. Everyone did well.
Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold also enjoyed another season as Liverpool's chief orchestrator and he was key to the Reds clinching the Premier League title.
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Widely regarded as one of the best-attacking full-backs in world football, Arnold remarkably notched up 13 assists from the right-back position during the 2019/20 campaign.
Only De Bruyne had more assists than the 21-year-old, who had broken the Premier League record for the most assists by a defender in a domestic campaign, with 12 in the 2018/19 season.
The England international surpassed previous holders Andy Hinchcliffe, Leighton Baines and his Liverpool teammate Andy Robertson in the 2018/19 season.
As a result, the creative full-back scooped the Guinness World Record for the most assists by a defender in a single season.
On 24 February 2020 following Liverpool's 3-2 win over West Ham United, Alexander-Arnold matched his league assist record from the campaign before and took his overall tally in the Premier League to 25.
This saw him become the third-youngest player in the competition's history to reach a quarter-century of assists behind Cesc Fàbregas and Wayne Rooney.
Alexander-Arnold then broke his own assist record on the penultimate day of the campaign when he set Firmino up to score in a 5-3 win over Chelsea on 22 July 2020.
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