Premier League 2019/20: Ranking the top 10 playmakers heading into the new season

#6 David Silva (Manchester City)

David Silva is a Man City legend

It almost seems like a travesty ranking David Silva this low on a playmaker list, as the man nicknamed 'the little magician' has been nothing short of phenomenal throughout his career.

However, a number of factors including personal family grief and age have taken a toll on Silva's performances in recent years, but nevertheless, the ex-Spanish international can still hold his own anywhere on the planet despite being 33 years old.

Silva was one of the pioneers of the City revolution, arriving Manchester in 2010, and he has played his way into being considered one of the greatest players to ever play for Manchester City and in concordance one of the greatest to ever grace the Premier League.

The former Valencia man has played a huge role in all of the successes enjoyed by Manchester City in the last decade, while also being integral to the sustained dominance of Spain at international level during her golden period.

As far as playmakers go, few throughout history can claim to have been as blessed as the Arguineguin native, as Silva possessed the gift of effortlessly sliding around the field, making even the most difficult of passes and feint dribbles seem as easy as slicing a knife through butter.

In 282 Premier League appearances, Silva has scored 54 goals and assisted 83 times which is a staggering goal involvement ratio to say the least.

He has seen his playmaking responsibilities at Manchester City reduce in recent times due to the presence of some equally gifted teammates (two of whom still appear on this list), but Silva still has a huge role to play in Pep Guardiola's near invisible army.

He recently announced that this season would be his last with Manchester City, and after a decade of optimum output, David Silva would depart the land of the Thames as a bonafide Premier League legend.