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Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes continues to impress in a red shirt.
Summer rumours
The United captain was one of the very few players who could hold his head high after last season’s abysmal showing as a collective.
The Portugal international had an impressive 19 goals and 19 assists in all competitions last year.
Nonetheless, he was close to joining the Saudi Arabian league in the summer but finally decided to stay at Old Trafford.
Despite missing a couple of penalties, Fernandes has continued to show his worth to the team with two goals and one assist in this campaign.
Assist yesterday
Despite playing in a deeper central midfield role, Fernandes has continued to have an impact higher up the pitch.
It was his world-class assist that provided Harry Maguire with the chance to snatch a late winner at Anfield versus Liverpool.
When Bryan Mbeumo’s shot was blocked he expertly lofted the ball back into the box first time, not giving the Liverpool defence any time to settle and Maguire did the rest with a trademark header.
Climbing up the leaderboard
Fernandes already bagged a crucial goal last month as he scored his 100th for the club in the 2-1 win over Chelsea.
His assist versus Liverpool now means that “Bruno Fernandes has now provided the fifth-most assists for Man United in Premier League history.”
Fernandes was tied on 51 with Eric Cantona but he has now overtaken the French legend.
In addition, “only Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Paul Scholes have more.”
Scholes has 55 assists, so Fernandes will certainly be looking to overtake the legendary midfielder this season.
He has some going if he is to ever break Ryan Giggs’ record of a ridiculous 163 assists.
What makes Fernandes’ efforts even more impressive is that he has largely played in an average team for United’s standards and in a side who have failed to take their chances.
Bruno Fernandes has now provided the fifth-most assists for Man United in Premier League history (52)
Only Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Paul Scholes have more 🪄 pic.twitter.com/Gij4sQptko
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 19, 2025
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