A look at the players with most assists in the top five European leagues since 2010, with two Arsenal stars and two big names from Manchester United featuring…
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10) Santi Cazorla – 42
A superb creative midfielder for Villarreal and Malaga before joining Arsenal in 2012, Santi Cazorla has shown himself to be an able assist-provider throughout his career.
9) Marco Reus – 44
One of the best attacking midfielders in the world, Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus made his breakthrough at Borussia Monchengladbach and has maintained that fine form.
8) Juan Mata – 47
With a superb 47 assists in five years, Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata has been terrific at Old Trafford as well as at previous clubs Chelsea and Valencia.
7) Eden Hazard – 51
After first catching the eye at Lille, Eden Hazard has maintained his world class form at Chelsea and the stats show he is one of the best players in the world.
6) Cristiano Ronaldo – 54
More well known for his incredible goals record, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo also lays on a good number of goals for his team-mates, with 54 since 2010.
5) Franck Ribery – 54
Level with Ronaldo, Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has also set up 54 after becoming one of the most important players at the Allianz Arena.
4) Angel Di Maria – 59
Not at his best since moving to Manchester United, Angel Di Maria was undoubtedly world class at Real Madrid and has the superb assist stats to back it up, with 59.
3) Cesc Fabregas – 59
No surprises here – Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has built a career on being an assist machine for Arsenal, Barcelona and now for Chelsea.
2) Mesut Ozil – 61
An impressive second place, Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has great numbers in terms of assists to shout down the critics who say he doesn’t contribute enough.
1) Lionel Messi – 72
A tremendous stat, with Barcelona goal machine Lionel Messi quite far in the lead, showing he is brilliantly unselfish and creative as well as a skillful and prolific goalscorer.
