Dias, Cancelo and Van Dijk top of Premier League 2021/22 passing chart - in pictures

We take a look at the pass masters in the English top-flight for this season and last

MOST PASSES IN PREMIER LEAGUE 2021/22 SEASON: 10) Joel Matip (Liverpool) 438 passes in six games. AFP

9) Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) 439 passes in seven games. EPA

8) Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) 445 passes in five games. Getty

7) Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) 471 passes in seven games. Getty

6) Liam Cooper (Leeds United) 475 passes in seven games. AFP

5) Lewis Dunk (Brighton) 476 passes in seven games. Getty

4) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) 487 passes in seven games. EPA

3) Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City) 506 passes in seven games. Getty

2) Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) 526 passes in seven games. Getty

1) Ruben Dias (Manchester City) 548 passes in seven games. Reuters

MOST PASSES IN PREMIER LEAGUE 2020/21 SEASON: 10) Lewis Dunk 2,223 passes in 33 games. Getty

9) Harry Maguire (Manchester United) 2,227 passes in 34 games. Getty.

=7) Luke Ayling (Leeds United) 2,381 passes in 38 games. Getty

=7) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) 2,381 passes in 36 games. Getty

6): James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) 2,434 passes in 38 games. Getty

5) Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) 2.482 passes in 38 games. Getty

4) Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) 2,680 passes in 38 games. Getty

3) Ruben Dias (Manchester City) 2,713 passes in 32 games. PA

2) Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) 2,765 passes in 38 games. Getty

1) Rodri (Manchester City 2,785 passes in 34 games. Getty

For the second season running, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City dominate the table for most successful passes made in the Premier League.

In particular, City's Portuguese defender Ruben Dias has been a permanent resident there for two campaigns. Last season saw City lift the title and Dias named the Football Writers' Association Player of the Season - the first defender to win the award since Liverpool's Steve Nicol in 1989 - as well as the Premier League's best player.

His City teammates Rodri, Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo have all been prominent players in the passing chart for the previous two campaigns.

The all-time list's top three is made up of Cesc Fabregas — 19,187 passes in 350 games — current Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson with 19,978 passes in 367 matches, and Gareth Barry with 20,616 passes in his 653 appearances.

In the gallery above, we take a look at the pass masters so far — and see who finished top of the charts last season.