Arsenal star Nacho Monreal the only player in Premier League this weekend to complete more than 100 passes
Spanish defender boasted an astonishing pass success rate of 97.1 per cent during the Gunners' 2-0 win over Brighton
NACHO MONREAL was the Premier League's best passer this weekend... as he was the only player to complete over 100 passes.
The Arsenal defender, 31, completed 102 of his 105 attempted passes in the Gunners' 2-0 win over Brighton on Sunday.
In fact, the North London club's passing in general was almost spotless, as FOUR of the top ten for most completed passes came from the Emirates outfit.
As well as Monreal in the No1 spot, fellow defenders Rob Holding and Shkodran Mustafi sit third and fourth with 88 and 87 completed passes respectively.
In second place, Southampton's Oriol Romeu successfully completed 96 passes during his team's 2-1 loss to Stoke.
Liverpool's centre-back partnership of Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip came in fifth and sixth, with 86 and 82 completed passes respectively.
Granit Xhaka ended up with 80 completed passes in the game at the Emirates this weekend.
Watford's Abdoulaye Doucoure also completed 80 passes, along with Manchester City star John Stones.
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England ace Stones - who's completion rate was an unparalleled 97.6 per cent - is joined in the top ten by fellow City defender Nicolas Otamendi (78).
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