Arsenal's Mesut Ozil on his way to breaking another Premier League record

Mesut Ozil is en route to becoming the best in the Premier League

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil has created more clear cut chances this season – with 12 games to spare – than Ryan Giggs or Steven Gerrard ever managed to do so in one season. The German is en route to break the all-time record of 20 assists this season with 17 to his name already.

Against title rivals Leicester City, Ozil's final pass was a peach of a ball for which Danny Welbeck didn't have to do much to score past Kasper Schmeichel. Prior to that assist, Ozil was on a bit of barren run having not gotten an assist in a while but will now look to push on and give Arsenal an edge over their rivals.

Following their 2-1 win over Leicester, Ozil became only the 13th player ever to create more than 100 chances in a single season and going by the current rate he's creating them – which is 4.4 chances per match – Ozil could end up with 159 chances at the end of the season. This is given he doesn't miss a single game – either due to injury or suspension.

The most number of chances created in a season belongs to Chelsea legend, Frank Lampard, who created a whopping 134 chances in the 2008/2009 campaign. That is followed by fellow Chelsea mate, Florent Malouda, who created 117 in the 2010/2011 campaign.

Arsenal's then-jewel, Cesc Fabregas, is third on the list having created 116 chances in the 2006/2007 season tied with Evertonian stalwart, Leighton Baines, who also created 116 during the 2012/2013 season.

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