10 best footballers in the world by assists this season

#4 Leroy Sane (Manchester City)

Sane has emerged as one of City's most dependable performers, despite an indifferent start this season

Leroy Sane continues to prove his worth as one of the world's best players on a weekly basis, even if consistency and a shock omission from Germany's World Cup squad were concerns in 2018.

The 23-year-old winger has scored 13 goals and created 13 more (all comps) under Pep Guardiola's guidance this term. Nine of those have come in England's top-flight, with 1,446 minutes under his belt - he edges Sancho out for the #4 spot, having played two less minutes to date.

Having won last year's accolade for the league's Young Player of the Year, he's stepped up a gear since and is regularly doing his utmost to show why he's an indispensable part of City's attack.

He has made 17 league starts and boasts excellent production numbers despite missing their recent wins over London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea. Add to that a sluggish start to the campaign, where he made cameo appearances to start with and struggled at times to make his mark, he'd command a higher place here too if he was a guaranteed starter.