Comparing Renato Sanches’ 2020-21 stats to Liverpool’s current midfielders
After Georginio Wijnaldum left at the end of the season, Liverpool are looking to bolster their midfield options and have been linked with Lille’s Renato Sanches.
A former Golden Boy winner, Sanches helped Lille to the Ligue 1 title in 2020-21 and was one of Portugal’s best performers at Euro 2020.
We’ve looked at his 2020-21 Ligue 1 stats and compared them to the corresponding Premier League figures of Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, Curtis Jones and James Milner.
Notes: Alex Oxlade–Chamberlain is not included owing to a lack of minutes. Nine of Jordan Henderson’s games were at centre-back.
Goals
Georginio Wijnaldum – 2
Renato Sanches – 1
Jordan Henderson – 1
Curtis Jones – 1
Thiago Alcantara – 1
Naby Keita – 0
James Milner – 0
Assists
Renato Sanches – 3
Curtis Jones – 2
James Milner – 1
Jordan Henderson – 1
Georginio Wijnaldum – 0
Thiago Alcantara – 0
Naby Keita – 0
Minutes per goal or assist
Renato Sanches – 318.3
Curtis Jones – 392.7
Jordan Henderson – 854
James Milner – 1062
Georginio Wijnaldum – 1473.5
Thiago Alcantara – 1858
Naby Keita – N/A
Chances created per 90 minutes
Thiago Alcantara – 1.5
Renato Sanches – 1.3
James Milner – 1.1
Naby Keita – 1
Curtis Jones – 0.9
Jordan Henderson – 0.7
Georginio Wijnaldum – 0.6
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— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) November 10, 2020
Successful dribbles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Renato Sanches – 2.8 (68.3%)
Curtis Jones – 1.7 (65.4%)
Thiago Alcantara – 1.6 (69.6%)
Naby Keita – 1.4 (82.4%)
Georginio Wijnaldum – 1 (62.5%)
Jordan Henderson – 0.5 (62.5%)
James Milner – 0.5 (50%)
Passes per 90 minutes (passing accuracy)
Jordan Henderson – 95.6 (87.3%)
Thiago Alcantara – 83.3 (89.6%)
Curtis Jones – 73.8 (92.2%)
James Milner – 72.6 (85.6%)
Renato Sanches – 66.2 (85.8%)
Naby Keita – 61.1 (87.9%)
Georginio Wijnaldum – 53.7 (92.7%)
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Successful tackles per 90 minutes
Thiago Alcantara – 3
Naby Keita – 1.9
James Milner – 2.2
Jordan Henderson – 1.3
Curtis Jones – 1.2
Renato Sanches – 0.9
Georginio Wijnaldum – 0.7
Shots per 90 minutes (inside penalty area)
Renato Sanches – 1.5 (0.6)
Curtis Jones – 1.5 (0.9)
Naby Keita – 1.5 (0.5)
Thiago Alcantara – 1.1 (0.1)
James Milner – 1 (0.3)
Georginio Wijnaldum – 0.9 (0.5)
Jordan Henderson – 0.7 (0.2)
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