Nicolas Otamendi was deservedly named in the Premier League Team of the Season after a superb season for Pep Guardiola's title-winners - and he's also bagged his own personal milestone.
The Argentine defender, much improved this term, holds the record for the most successful passes made in a single Premier League season with 2092.
Cesc Fabregas was previously the passing king ever since Opta began collecting such data in the 2006/07 campaign. The silky Spaniard managed 2829 in 2015/16.
Otamendi has been a passing machine all season, with his ball-playing and possession-retaining abilities crucial to City's success.
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Manchester City's official website wrote the following about their centre-back breaking the record:
"The City centre-back (Otamendi), selected in the 2017-18 PFA Team of the Year, has registered 2,902 passes, which is more than any other player has managed since data began being collected in the 2006-07 season.'
"It eclipses the previous best of 2,829 set by Cesc Fabregas in 2015-16.'
"Given Otamendi has achieved his number with five matches still to play is remarkable and means he is on course to become the first player to break the 3,000 mark!"
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The former Valencia and Porto man will almost certainly surpass 3,000 passes in the remaining games of the season in an achievement that will no doubt please his manager.
Topics: Manchester City, Football News, Chelsea, Pep Guardiola, Cesc Fabregas, Premier League, Kevin de Bruyne
