Man City latest news Assist king David Silva matches David Beckham's Premier League haul

Описание: The Spanish midfielder has been a reliable source of creativity throughout his time in England and has now created as many goals as a United legend David Silva has been ’s most creative influence for several years and now has as many assists as legend David Beckham.The Spanish schemer has proved to be one of the finest pieces of business carried out by the big-spending Blues.He was snapped up from in 2010 and has been a model of consistency throughout his time in England.Silva has made City tick in the middle of the park and teed up team-mates to find the target with remarkable regularity.Riyad Mahrez is the latest to have benefitted from his ability to sniff out a chance.During a meeting with Bournemouth on Saturday, Silva poked the ball into the path of a colleague in space.With Mahrez finding the back of the net, title-chasing City were able to take control of a testing encounter that had seen them lose Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones to injury.Silva has also moved to 80 Premier League assists, with that return drawing him level with former captain Beckham.Many of Beckham’s assists during a trophy-laden spell at United came from a role on the right wing.Silva operates more centrally and is able to dictate proceedings as a result.He is currently chasing down a fourth Premier League title, to go with three triumphs and an success.Pep Guardiola will be looking to the World Cup winner to continue making a telling contribution in pursuit of more major prizes.As things stand, he sits eighth on the all-time Premier League assist chart.He is two behind former team-mate and current star James Milner and 12 adrift of Reds icon Steven Gerrard.great Dennis Bergkamp is fifth on the list with 94, while four men have passed the century mark.Ryan Giggs leads the way on 162, with Cesc Fabregas boasting 111 assists, Wayne Rooney 103 and Frank Lampard 102.Get Man City latest news updates directly to your inbox Subscribe Thank you for subscribing.