Surprising Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe & Neymar PSG assists graphic goes viral

A graphic showing Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar’s assists to each other so far this season has gone viral.

The Paris Saint-Germain forwards are, on paper at least, possibly the scariest front three in world football right now.

All three players have been in scintillating form during the opening weeks of the 2022-23 campaign.

Neymar currently leads Ligue 1’s top scorer charts with eight goals, followed by Mbappe on seven.

Messi, meanwhile, has 14 goals involvements in 11 games in all competitions so far this term. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is back to his untouchable best following a difficult debut season at the Parc des Princes.

According to WhoScored’s stats, Messi currently boasts the highest average rating of any player in Europe’s top five leagues (8.95).

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Neymar is second on the list with a rating of 8.32 followed by Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski (8.27), Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (8.13) and then Mbappe (8.04).

However, a surprising graphic has emerged showing Messi, Neymar and Mbappe’s assists to each other so far this season.

Messi has set up five goals for Mbappe and three for Neymar.

Neymar has set up three goals for Mbappe and two for Messi.

Mbappe, on the other hand, is yet to provide an assist for either of his fellow forwards.

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Interesting graphic that shows how many assists each of PSG’s front three have provided one another:Lionel Messi: 5 assists to Kylian MbappéKylian Mbappé: 0 assists to Neymar pic.twitter.com/jpwqwTgHDc

This has led to some criticism for Mbappe on social media:

But is the criticism harsh?

Others have pointed out that Mbappe isn’t necessarily in PSG’s team to assist Messi and Neymar.

He’s the player tasked