Five assists in a single match is playmaking on a scale most forwards don’t reach in a month, turning one game into a masterclass in how to control the destiny of every attack. It’s the kind of creative explosion that shows his passing can dominate a scoreboard as completely as his finishing.

1,200 direct goal contributions is a video-game total that pushes his tally two full centuries beyond the 1,000 mark most greats never even approach. At this scale, every extra goal or assist feels like padding on a record that already belongs to its own category.