Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has made the most passes this season – but who is the Premier League all-time pass master?

Tottenham's summer signing from Southampton leads the way in what has been an all-round fine start for the North London club

PREMIER LEAGUE MOST PASSES 2020/21 SEASON: 10) Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) 530 passes in 8 games. Getty

9) Luke Ayling (Leeds United) 532 passes in 8 games. Getty

8) Robin Koch (Leeds United) 552 passes in 8 games. Getty

7) Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) 555 passes in 8 games. PA

6) Joe Gomez (Liverpool) 556 passes in 8 games. Getty

5) Rodrigo (Manchester City) 560 passes in 7 games. Getty

4) Adam Webster (Brighton & Hove Albion) 587 passes in 8 games. Getty

3) Gabriel (Arsenal) 604 passes in 7 games. Getty

2) Michael Keane (Everton) 638 passes in 8 games. AP

1) Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) 659 passes in 8 games. Getty

PREMIER LEAGUE MOST PASSES OF ALL-TIME: 10) Yaya Toure (Manchester City) 15,744 passes in 230 games. Getty

9) Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) 15,946 passes in 276 games. Getty

8) Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Manchester City) 16,088 passes in 299 games. Getty

7) James Milner (Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool) 16,215 passes in 544 games. Getty

5) Mark Noble (West Ham) 17,868 passes in 385 games. Getty

5) Jordan Henderson (Sunderland, Liverpool) 18,275 passes in 346 games. Getty

4) David Silva (Manchester City) 18,801 passes in 309 games. Getty

3) Michael Carrick (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United) 18,978 passes in 481 games. AP

2) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal, Chelsea) 19,187 passes in 350 games. Getty

1) Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion) 20,616 passes in 653 games. Sportimage

It would be fair to say that Jose Mourinho must be pleased with how his Tottenham Hotspur side have started this season.

Spurs sit second in the table – one point behind leaders Leicester City – having not lost a game since the campaign's opening weekend.

The team is second top of the goalscoring charts, with 19 goals, while also having the joint best defensive record, conceding nine.

Son Heung-min is joint top scorer, Harry Kane has provided the most assists and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – Mourinho's £15 million ($19.7m) signing from Southampton – leads the way when it comes to completed passes.

His 659 passes to teammates leave him 21 clear of Everton defender Michael Keane and 55 ahead of another summer arrival in North London, Arsenal's Gabriel.

Last season, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk was the runaway winner with an impressive 3,259 passes out of defence for the champions, a huge 680 ahead of the next best – Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo, who currently sits fifth in this season's ranking.

In the picture gallery above, we take a look at who makes up the top 10 most passes this season and the Premier League's all-time pass master. To view the next image, click on the arrows or just swipe.