Paul Pogba has become the first player in the Premier League this season to complete 1,000 passes in the opposition half.

This stat proves that the French midfielder has shown his importance to Manchester United since returning to Old Trafford in a world-record £89million in the summer.

Data courtesy of EA Sports shows that Pogba reached the milestone in United's last Premier League match against Watford in mid-February with the Red Devils having played one game less than their rivals.

On average, Pogba completes more than 42 passes the opposition half every match! This comes with a pass accuracy of 83.05%.

At 23, Pogba is the youngest player in the top-10 passing list, ahead of Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Manchester City's David Silva.

Premier League passes in opposition half

Paul Pogba (Manchester United) - 1,029 passes - 83.05% accuracy

Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) - 987 - 81.17%

Mesut Ozil (Manchester City) - 954 - 85.41%

David Silva (Manchester City) - 930 - 86.27%

Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - 875 - 83.41%

Ander Herrera (Manchester United) - 871 - 84.73%

N'Golo Kante (Chelsea) - 809 - 86.99%

Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) - 795 - 77.49%

James Milner (Liverpool) - 772 - 79.18%

Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) - 747 - 82.36%

*Data Courtesy of EA SPORTS, the Lead Partner of the Premier League.