DAVID SILVA will finish his Manchester City career among the Premier League’s elite assist producers.
Only five players have provided more final passes for goals than the Spaniard ahead of his final game in the division.
When his contract ends next month, Silva will wave goodbye to the Etihad and embark on a new challenge – likely to be abroad.
The 34-year-old leaves behind a hugely impressive record in terms of assists and winners’ medals.
After arriving from Valencia for around £25million in 2010, he has provided 93 assists in the Premier League from 308 appearances.
Hitting the ground running in Manchester, Silva notched seven assists in his debut campaign before a vital 15 en route to the club’s first Premier League title.
And he has shown no signs of letting up in his final year, adding ten more set-ups to his tally before Sunday’s closer with Norwich.
With four league titles to his name and 77 goals in all competitions, the playmaker departs with two FA Cup and five League Cup winners’ medals.
He also won City’s Player of the Year gong and was named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2011/12, an honour he repeated in 2017/18.
Many expect Pep Guardiola to hand Silva a runout in the dead rubber with Norwich, ahead of City’s Champions League campaign next month.
David Silva will leave England with four Premier League medals in his cabinetCredit: Reuters
The Spaniard is just ahead of Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard in the all-time leaderboardCredit: PA:Press Association
An assist would push the player into the top five of the Premier League’s all-time leaderboard, with Dennis Bergkamp on 94.
Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney follows Silva’s compatriot Cesc Fabregas and the division’s record holder, Ryan Giggs, as the only four men to produce over 100 assists.
Silva is the third-highest provider from those to have only played for one club, edging him past Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard on 92.
Also behind the City star are the likes of David Beckham (80), Thierry Henry (74, in 11th) and Kevin De Bruyne who, at 65, is well on course to enter the upper echelons.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
