Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes made history by repeating the English Premier League record for most assists in a single season.. In a week-long match at Old Trafford, which ended with the Mancunians defeating Nottingham Forest in a 3:2 draw, the Portuguese scored his 20th assist of the current campaign.
A historical moment took place on the 76th century.. Brian Mbeumo crossed the ball into the penalty area, speeding up the captain's pass. It seemed that Fernandes would immediately reverse the achievement, and even United would continue to attack in a massive manner, against the frame, and Forest’s most brilliant defender encouraged me to set an absolute record already in this game.
Now Bruno will share his first meeting with two legends of the Premier League: Thierry Henry (Arsenal, season 2002/03) - 20 assists; Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, season 2019/20) - 20 assists; Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, season 2025/26) - 20 assists.
Varto points out the influx of standard provisions on the success of Fernandes's season: more than 10 out of 20 assists were earned from the game. To put it evenly, Henri Viddav has 18 assists from the grid, and De Bruyne has 17.
Fernandes could reach this point on the 3rd of May in the upcoming match against Liverpool (3:2). Then, after his header, the ball hit Benjamin Sesco, hitting the goal. However, the official statistical partner of the Opta League did not score an assist, leaving the Merseyside goalkeeper Freddie Woodman touching the ball with his hand in front of him, as if he had touched the Slovenian attacker. Tsikavo, the Fantasy Premier League team still gave a damn about the transfer to the Gravians.
" The team tried everything possible to score from my passes. Today, there may have been moments when I had to pass the ball rather than shoot on goal. “I’m very happy with the assist, and even more so, I’m happy to finish the season in a positive way,” Fernandes shared his emotions in an interview with Sky Sports.
Repeating the record was the icing on the cake of a phenomenal season for the 31-year-old playmaker. In the wake of Manchester United's recent revival under the leadership of head coach Michael Carrick, the Football Writers' Association (FWA) named Fernandes the 2026 Footballer of the Year.
United will have to forfeit just one match ahead of them - the remainder of the round against Brighton. This gives Bruno Fernandes the perfect chance to record his 21st assist and become the all-time record holder in Premier League history.