If you truly love football, then itâs impossible not to love Rayan Cherki. The Frenchman plays the beautiful game how it should be played with a freedom and personality, which is increasingly rare. Cherki is enjoying an excellent maiden season at Manchester City and heâs developing into an integral player for Pep Guardiola. The 23-year-old stepped up when it mattered most with two assists in the 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a crucial match in the title race.
Cherkiâs first assist was a pinpoint cross for Nico OâReilly before beating two defenders and sliding a perfect pass into Marc GuĂ©hiâs for Cityâs second to earn Guardiolaâs praise. âThe numbers are incredible and the quality in the first season in the Premier League,â the Spaniard raved. âHe is something unique. He will become an extraordinary player with his mindset and mentality.â Only Bruno Fernandes has registered more assists in the Premier League this season than Cherki and weâve analysed how his record compares to new signings across the competitionâs history.
Most assists in debut Premier League season
Weâve analysed the data to find out which players have provided the most assists in their debut Premier League season. Cherkiâs pass to Guehi was his 10th Premier League assist of the campaign and that ranks joint-17th in history. As City still have seven league games remaining, Cherki could feasibly climb the list and even challenge Ăric Cantonaâs record. As the graphic below illustrates, Cantona registered 15 assists across the maiden Premier League campaign in 1992/93.
Cherkiâs first assist was a pinpoint cross for Nico OâReilly before beating two defenders and sliding a perfect pass into Marc GuĂ©hiâs for Cityâs second to earn Guardiolaâs praise. âThe numbers are incredible and the quality in the first season in the Premier League,â the Spaniard raved. âHe is something unique. He will become an extraordinary player with his mindset and mentality.â Only Bruno Fernandes has registered more assists in the Premier League this season than Cherki and weâve analysed how his record compares to new signings across the competitionâs history.
Most assists in debut Premier League season
Weâve analysed the data to find out which players have provided the most assists in their debut Premier League season. Cherkiâs pass to Guehi was his 10th Premier League assist of the campaign and that ranks joint-17th in history. As City still have seven league games remaining, Cherki could feasibly climb the list and even challenge Ăric Cantonaâs record. As the graphic below illustrates, Cantona registered 15 assists across the maiden Premier League campaign in 1992/93.
