Bruno Fernandes assist record: Man United captain makes club history despite trailing Thierry Henry in Premier League

Bruno Fernandes has created much chances successful the Premier League this play (120) than immoderate Manchester United subordinate has connected record.

The Red Devils not lone qualified for the Champions League connected Sunday, but they besides managed to bushed fierce rivals Liverpool 3-2 astatine home.

Kobbie Mainoo's precocious victor was enough to unafraid a placement successful the Premier League's apical five, and triumph adjacent play could unafraid a top-three finish.

Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha were the different 2 scorers, with skipper Fernandes heading crossed to the erstwhile for his goal, though helium was not awarded his 20th assistance of the Premier League season.

While helium volition beryllium disappointed to person been robbed of an assistance that would person matched the Premier League record, Opta study that helium accrued his tally of chances created successful the league to 120, the astir of immoderate United subordinate successful a play connected grounds since 2003-04.

Will Bruno Fernandes interruption Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne's record?

Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne some clasp the grounds for astir assists successful a Premier League play (20), and portion Fernandes could assertion the grounds outright, helium lone has 3 games successful which to bash so.

The Red Devils volition look 12th-placed Sunderland connected May 9, earlier taking connected 16th-placed Nottingham Forest connected May 17.

Their last crippled of the play volition travel against eighth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion connected May 24, and it should beryllium noted that Fernandes lone picked up 1 assistance successful the reverse fixtures against those 3 teams.

Fernandes has registered 7 assists successful his past 8 Premier League games, though his chances of breaking the grounds volition yet beryllium connected the finishing of his teammates.

Is Bruno Fernandes the Premier League's Player of the Year?

Michael Carrick's broadside person scored 63 times successful the Premier League this term, and Fernandes has contributed to 26 of those goals.

Players specified arsenic Declan Rice and Bernardo Silva person been touted arsenic contenders for the PFA Player of the Year award, but determination is an statement that neither person been arsenic important oregon influential individually arsenic the Man United star.

Even though 1 of those 2 players volition locomotion distant with a Premier League winner's medal, should Fernandes interruption the assistance record, past it volition beryllium hard to disregard his performances for United.