#7 Philippe Coutinho scores a goal or provides an assist every 84.3 minutes in the Premier League
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Philippe Coutinho has been Liverpool’s best player after the departure of Luis Suarez and he won the club’s best player award in 2014/15 and 2015/16. Based on the evidence of the season so far, Coutinho could make it a hat-trick if he keeps up his form.
The little magician has played 843 minutes of league football for Liverpool and in this period, he has scored and assisted 5 goals each. This means he has been involved in 10 of Liverpool’s 30 goals this season and assists or scores a goal every 84.3 minutes. For players who have played at least 445 minutes (half of the league season so far), this is the third-best in the league behind Diego Costa and Romelu Lukaku. The table below will put things into perspective.
Striker’s generally tend to have a good number when it comes to direct goal involvement and this further emphasises how brilliant Liverpool’s number 10 has been this season. Interestingly, Liverpool’s quartet of Coutinho, Mane, Firmino and Lallana all make the Top 10 which shows that Liverpool have been operating as a team so far instead of relying on individual brilliance.
| Rank | Player | Minutes per goal or assist |
| 1 | Diego Costa | 80.6 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | 83.6 |
| 3 | Philippe Coutinho | 84.3 |
| 4 | Sergio Aguero | 93.1 |
| 5 | Kevin De Bruyne | 95.3 |
| 6 | Adam Lallana | 95.8 |
| 7 | Alexis Sanchez | 101 |
| 8 | Sadio Mane | 108.9 |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino | 111.3 |
| 10 | Eden Hazard | 114.8 |
Source: WhoScored and Squawka
