Just 15 games in and Silva is already closing in on his best scoring campaign ever, with just five more goals needed to add to the seven he already has in order to equal his best haul of 12 set in 2014/15.
He is currently averaging one goal every two games for the Blues, who are already reaping the benefits of El Mago’s international retirement.
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To date, he has played 361 matches for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 68 goals and creating an astonishing 118 goals for his team-mates – and nobody has created more Premier League goals since his arrival in 2010.
He’s hit the woodwork 14 times, too.
In fact, his Premier League only stats are pretty breath-taking.
Silva has 77 assists to his name in English football’s top flight. Added to his overall assists and goal tally, that means he’s cored or directly been involved in 186 goals for the Blues.
He has some way to go to catch Ryan Giggs’ 162 assists, but Cesc Fabregas on 112 is a possibility – Silva currently lies in ninth in the all-time Premier League assists lists, just three behind James Milner and David Beckham who are both tied on 80.
Silva is also a few games away from some notable Premier League stats milestones.
He needs four more passes to reach the 16,000-mark; one more big chance created, and he will have made 100 excellent scoring opportunities.
He also needs 18 more through-balls to have completed 300 eye-of-the-needle passes and oh, and he is five accurate long balls shy of 400!
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But how is the City talisman comparing against other leading playmakers across Europe this season, including the Blues’ closest Premier League title challengers?
Here, we look at other attacking midfielders at some of Europe’s top clubs to see how the evergreen Silva is shaping up – and of course, he’s more than matching his rivals.
Here is a selection of some of European football’s leading lights, starting – of course – with City’s No.21…
David Silva (Manchester City)
Age: 32
Games: 15
Minutes played: 1,180
Goals: 7
Assists: 2
Shots per game: 2.3
Pass accuracy: 87.3%
Key passes per game: 3.4
James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich)
Age: 27
Games: 11
Minutes played: 641
Goals: 3
Assists: 1
Shots per game: 1.6
Pass accuracy: 87.3%
Key passes per game: 1.9
Julian Draxler (PSG)
Age: 25
Games: 15
Minutes played: 748
Goals: 3
Assists: 2
Shots per game: 1.1
Pass accuracy: 92%
Key passes per game: 0.8%
Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona)
Age: 25
Games: 15
Minutes played: 1,133
Goals: 4
Assists: 5
Shots per game: 3.35
Pass accuracy: 88.2%
Key passes per game: 2
Miralem Pjanic (Juventus)
Age: 28
Games: 15
Minutes played: 1,196
Goals: 3
Assists: 2
Shots per game: 1.5
Pass accuracy: 89.8%
Key passes per game: 3
Isco (Real Madrid)
Age: 26
Games: 11
Minutes played: 616
Goals: 2
Assists: 3
Shots per game: 1.6
Pass accuracy: 89.7%
Key passes per game: 1.9
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Age: 33
Games: 15
Minutes played: 1,054
Goals: 0
Assists: 3
Shots per game: 1
Pass accuracy: 87.8%
Key passes per game: 1.2
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Age: 27
Games: 14
Minutes played: 881
Goals: 9
Assists: 4
Shots per game: 2.35
Pass accuracy: 85.2%
Key passes per game: 3.2
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Age: 26
Games: 15
Minutes played: 1,331
Goals: 7
Assists: 0
Shots per game: 2.25
Pass accuracy: 77.8%
Key passes per game: 1.7
