ATTACKING STATS: United players compared to those at City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool

Possession
City – 59.5%
United – 58.1%
Arsenal – 57.6%
Chelsea – 56.6%
Liverpool – 55.2%

Passing accuracy
United – 84.5%
City – 85.2%
Chelsea – 85%
Arsenal – 84.1%
Liverpool – 83.1%

Accurate long balls per game
United – 43.2
Chelsea – 30.5
Liverpool – 30.3
City – 22.7
Arsenal – 22.1

Accurate short balls
City – 482.5
Arsenal – 434.5
Chelsea – 431
United – 424.1
Liverpool – 387.1

Shots per game
City – 16.8
Arsenal – 16.7
Chelsea – 16.3
Liverpool – 15.4
United – 12.9

Goals and assists
Sergio Aguero – 17 (1 per 62 minutes)
Alexis Sanchez – 16 (1 per 94 minutes)
Cesc Fabregas – 15 (1 per 107 minutes)
Diego Costa – 14 (1 per 104 minutes)
Wayne Rooney – 12 (1 per 109 minutes)
Eden Hazard – 11 (1 per 152 minutes)
Robin van Persie – 10 (1 per 150 minutes)
Angel di Maria – 9 (1 per 96 minutes)
Juan Mata – 8 (1 per 154 minutes)
Raheem Sterling – 8 (1 per 203 minutes)
David Silva – 8 (1 per 132 minutes)
Oscar – 8 (1 per 151 minutes)
Jordan Henderson – 7 (1 per 221 minutes)
Santi Cazorla – 7 (1 per 202 minutes)
Yaya Toure – 7 (1 per 205 minutes)

Passing accuracy (not including defenders)
Mikel Arteta – 93.8%
Mathieu Flamini – 91.7%
Fernando – 91%
Juan Mata – 90.6%
John Obi Mikel – 90.6%
Samir Nasri – 90.5%
Daley Blind – 90.2%
Michael Carrick 89.9%
Fernandinho – 89.8%
Yaya Toure – 89.6%
Eden Hazard – 88.8%
Joe Allen – 88.5%
Nemanja Matic – 88.1%
Mesut Ozil – 88.1%
Santi Cazorla – 87.9%
Cesc Fabregas – 87.5%
David Silva – 86.7%
Steven Gerrard – 86.1%

Key passes per game
Cesc Fabregas – 3.4
Alexis Sanchez – 2.8
Angel di Maria – 2.6
Eden Hazard – 2.5
Santi Cazorla – 2.4
Raheem Sterling – 2.4
David Silva – 2.4
Samir Nasri – 2.4
Mesut Ozil – 2.3
Jesus Navas – 2.3
Steven Gerrard – 2.2
James Milner – 2.1
Aaron Ramsey – 2
Jordan Henderson – 1.9
Diego Costa – 1.8
Oscar – 1.7
Danny Welbeck – 1.6
Juan Mata – 1.5
Wayne Rooney – 1.4