Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is closing in on yet another record – but where does he currently stand when it comes to the most assists in a Premier League season?

Iconic names from Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal feature in the greatest assist kings of the last 30 years.

Here are the seven players who have notched 18 or more assists in a Premier League season.

The midfielder was exceptional in Chelsea’s first title victory of the Premier League era.

Didier Drogba wasn’t (yet) especially prolific in his debut season at Stamford Bridge, but their famously obdurate defence and Lampard providing both creativity and end product – also their top scorer that year with 13 goals in the league – proved an unstoppable combination.

Setting the tone for what Manchester City would go on to achieve over the following eight years, De Bruyne gave Chelsea seller’s remorse after he made his return to English football.

Pep Guardiola’s first season at The Etihad was pretty underwhelming as City ended up a distant third in the table. But De Bruyne was outstanding for an otherwise ordinary team, hinting at the role he’d play in City’s recent imperial era.