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The assist was Mahrez’s 56th, surpassing Drogba’s long-standing record of 55 assists. Salah follows closely with 54, while his former teammate Sadio Mane left with 38 to his name.
Algeria national team captain Riyadh Mahrez surpassed Mohamed Salah and Didier Drogba to set a new record for assists by an African player in the English Premier League.
The Algerian tipped Kevin De Bruyne for Manchester City’s second goal as they thrashed Liverpool 4-1 to amp up their fight for the league title at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon.
City had fallen behind after 16 minutes, with Salah scoring his 11th goal against the blue side of Manchester but Julian Alvarez restored parity after 11 minutes.
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The two sides went into the break locked at 1-1 but City went ahead shortly after restarting with Mahrez and De Bruyne pacing in a 2-vs-2 counterattack before the Algerian set up the latter for the second goal.
The assist was Mahrez’s 56th, surpassing Drogba’s long-standing record of 55 assists. Salah follows closely with 54, while his former teammate Sadio Mane left with 38 to his name.
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