🍦 Settled Cherki continues to serve as Man City coast at the Bridge

Manchester City are running riot against Chelsea as Pep Guardiola's men are keen to close the gap to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.

And it should come as little surprise that Rayan Cherki has, once again, been an integral figure on the pitch for the hegemonic club.

The 22-year-old French international and Lyon academy product has quickly become the creator-in-chief for the Etihad club since his summer arrival from Ligue 1, and a brace of assists today has served up further proof of his growing influence.

With his pair of helpers after the break that saw Nico O'Reilly and Marc Guéhi put City well in control, Cherki has now provided multiple assists in three different Premier League games this season, with Bruno Fernandes and Jack Grealish the only other players to achieve the same feat.

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Cherki (10), who is second in the league to only the aforementioned Fernandes (16) in Premier League assists, has banked two or more assists on four occasions for Man City across all competitions this term, more than any other player for a big-five European league club, while also becoming just the second Man City player 22-year-old or younger after Leroy Sané to hit 10+ assists in a single season (per StatMuse).

Does a place in Didier Deschamps' France XI justifiably beckon?

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