Top 20 assist makers in European football: Arsenal’s Ozil 13th & Liverpool’s Gerrard 20th

18) Jesus Navas – Manchester City – 6 assists

Navas’s pace and directness down the right gives City another dimension, and gives the side the genuine width that David Silva and Samir Nasri do not.

17) Ivan Rakitic – Sevilla – 6 assists

Rakitic has also bagged seven this term, and has been linked with moved to Manchester United and Liverpool.