Bruno Fernandes can't stop assisting! Ex-Sporting man seals United win | OneFootball

Last Monday, against Brentford, Bruno Fernandes reached his 19th assist in this season’s Premier League, thus contributing to the 2-1 win for the team led by Michael Carrick. With the decisive pass he made that night, in this case for Benjamin Sesko, the Portugal international moved to within one assist of equalling the all-time Premier League record, held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry.

After the win against Chelsea last week, the Red Devils came flying out of the blocks against Brentford. As early as the 11th minute, following a corner taken by Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire rose above everyone else and flicked the ball on to the far post. There, Casemiro, also with a header, directed it into the back of the net.

Still in the first half, the home side doubled their lead. On a counter-attack, Bruno Fernandes drove through the middle and, just as the defender stepped out to press, played it left to Sesko. After setting himself, the forward fired home powerfully to make it 2-0, the score at half-time. In the second half, Brentford naturally pushed to get back into the game and saw more of the ball. Even so, they were unable to take any points from Old Trafford. The best Keith Andrews’ men could do was pull one back for 2-1 in the 87th minute through a goal from Mathias Jensen.

With this result, Manchester United pulled further clear of Liverpool again and solidified third place in the Premier League, in the Champions League spots (61 points). Brentford, meanwhile, remain in ninth place with 48 points. It is worth remembering that the Old Trafford club want to keep hold of the former Sporting midfielder.

This season, Bruno Fernandes - valued at €40 million - has already played 33 official matches for Manchester United: 31 in the Premier League, one in the FA Cup and another in the EFL Cup. In 2,873 minutes played, the Portugal international has eight goals and 20 assists.

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