Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes dribbles throughout the English Premier League match towards Nottingham Forest
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Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was named the Premier League participant of the season on Saturday after guiding his membership to third place within the standings whereas equalling the league’s assists document with a recreation to spare. Fernandes tied the league record of 20 assists collectively held by former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and ex-Manchester Metropolis playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.
The Portugal worldwide additionally scored eight targets as United secured a third-place end to qualify for the Champions League.
The 31-year-old was nominated alongside Arsenal’s title-winning trio of Gabriel, David Raya and Declan Rice, Manchester Metropolis duo Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo, Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White and Brentford striker Igor Thiago.
Fernandes emerged because the Premier League’s greatest playmaker this season when he created a league-high 132 probabilities. The subsequent greatest participant was Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai, who created 89 probabilities.
Fernandes was named the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation males’s participant of the yr earlier this month whereas he additionally picked up the membership’s Sir Matt Busby Participant of the Yr honour for the fifth time.
He has the alternative to make the Premier League assists document his personal on Sunday when United journey to Brighton & Hove Albion for the ultimate recreation of the season.
Printed – Might 23, 2026 04:16 pm IST
