Manchester City Ace Equals Cristiano Ronaldo’s Premier League Record After Defeating Everton 3-1

Setting new records has always been a routine affair for Cristiano Ronaldo. His goal-scoring and assisting record at the UEFA Champions League is not even closely matched to date. So is his goal-scoring record with the national team. However, some of Ronaldo’s records in the Premier League are not as unmatched as the aforementioned feats. Long ago, CR7 had lost his goal-scoring record for a PL season to Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland. Now, his assists record is also hanging in the balance, courtesy of a Manchester City midfielder.

City registered a much-needed win against Everton. Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva was at the heart of the victory. He provided and scored. Now, he is a match away from overtaking Ronaldo as the PL’s assist leader.

Cristiano Ronaldo is not the Premier League’s sole assist leader anymore

In the 53rd minute of the Manchester City-Everton match, Bernardo Silva set up Phil Foden for a long-range opening goal with a pass from outside the box. With this, Silva has provided as many Premier League assists as Cristiano Ronaldo (37). CR7 managed to tally these many assists in 236 appearances for Manchester United during his two stints with the club. Whereas, it took Bernardo Silva only 215 matches to provide as many Premier League assists as the Al Nassr star.

In the same match, Silva went on to score City’s 3rd goal which completely sealed Everton’s fate. The triumphant match against Everton is a testament to the spectacular season Silva has been having. The Portuguese midfielder has tallied five goals and four assists in 15 matches. Besides, Silva has a huge responsibility on his shoulder, considering the midfield void in Man City, due to Kevin De Bruyne’s injury. Now a match away from breaking Ronaldo’s PL assist record, Silva is also close to surpassing the former’s total assists in United.

Bernardo Silva has a clear edge over Ronaldo regarding assists

Ronaldo has 64 assists in 346 matches across all competitions for Manchester United. Bernardo Silva, on the other hand, already has 63 assists in 329 matches for Man City across competitions. The 29-year-old midfielder has clearly taken fewer matches than his Portuguese compatriot to provide more assists. For Portugal’s national team, Ronaldo undisputedly dominates every other statistic. But Bernardo Silva will soon overtake CR7 to be Portugal’s better provider if things go well.

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The 38-year-old veteran has provided 46 times for Portugal in 205 appearances. The star midfielder has 28 assists to his credit in 87 appearances. Furthermore, during Portugal’s undefeated UEFA Euro Qualifiers run, Bernardo Silva tallied four assists to Ronaldo’s three. Anyhow, Silva, being the midfielder he is, is unsurprisingly the better candidate to be an assist leader. What are your thoughts on Silva’s achievement? Tell us in the comments below.

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