Ruben Dias hasn't started every Premier League game for Manchester City this season but he has made more passes than anyone else in the division.
Manu Akanji (6), Mateo Kovacic (8) and Josko Gvardiol (9) also make the top 10 playing for one of the best teams in the league who keep the ball better than anyone else, and it isn't particularly surprising that the top passers are more defensive than attacking.
Erling Haaland may only make a few passes in each game but if he scores a hat-trick nobody cares. It feels a significant chance this season though to see Dias at the top of the standings rather than the injured Rodri.
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