Who has the most Premier League assists in a season?

"Bruno Fernandes has equalled the record for most assists in a Premier League season, reaching 20 during United's 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Fernandes is now level with Thierry Henry in 2002-03 and Kevin De Bruyne in 2019-20, with one more game to set a new record. Fernandes' current total for this season is eight more competitor - Manchester City's Rayan Cherki - and his total assists for United now stands at 104 in all competitions."

"The highest number of assists provided across a single Premier League season is 20 - a total which has been reached by two players Thierry Henry registered 20 for Arsenal in 2002-03, as well as scoring 24 goals. Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne then recorded 20 assists of his own during the 2019-20 Premier League campaign. Fernandes has one games remaining to notch one more assist and break the record."

"It took him until the eighth week of the season to register an assist and he has maintained an assist-per-game ratio of 0.69 since then. Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs holds the record for most Premier League assists, with a so-far unchallenged tally of 162. Giggs' next closest competitor is Kevin de Bruyne, who registered 119 assists during his time in the league with Chelsea and Manchester City."

"Fernandes is currently in 19th place on the all-time list, having achieved 71 Premier League assists so far - with a daunting 92 assists to go before he will break the overall record."

Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record for most assists in a single season by reaching 20 during Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest. He is level with Thierry Henry’s 20 assists for Arsenal in 2002-03 and Kevin De Bruyne’s 20 assists for Manchester City in 2019-20, with one remaining game to set a new record. Fernandes has 104 assists for United across all competitions this season. The record for Premier League assists in a season is 20, and Fernandes has maintained an assist-per-game ratio of 0.69 since registering his first assist in the eighth week. Ryan Giggs leads the all-time Premier League assists list with 162, while Fernandes has 71 so far and needs 92 more to break the overall record.

Read at www.bbc.com