Fernandes caps standout season with assist record and 30 goal involvements | OneFootball

Following his Player of the Year award in the 2025/2026 Premier League, Bruno Fernandes became the player with the most assists ever in a single edition of the competition, registering 21 goal assists.

He needed just one more assist to reach the record, and that moment arrived on Sunday afternoon. In the 32nd minute of the match against Brighton & Hove Albion, the Manchester United captain delivered a corner and Patrick Dorgu rose above the opposition to head the ball into the net.

There may have been some fortune in the awarding of the assist though, with Dorgu's header bouncing down off the crossbar and coming off Bart Verbruggen's hand on the way in – although the Premier League were quick to confirm Fernandes' assist stood.

As a result, Bruno Fernandes moved ahead of two iconic names in English football. In 2002/2023 and 2019/2020, Thierry Henry (Arsenal) and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), respectively, provided 20 assists, setting a benchmark that was surpassed on 24 May 2026.

In the second half, Fernandes struck low to bag his ninth goal of the campaign, taking his tally to 30 goal involvements in just 35 Premier League games.

Surprisingly, those nine goals were the lowest number for Fernandes in a season since he was a Sampdoria player in the 2016/17 with the Portuguese midfielder not helped by starting the season playing in a deeper role or a low number of games played this season.

Indeed, due to United's early exit of cup competitions and lack of European football, Fernandes played just 37 games in all competitions for his side – 20 fewer than last season.

Regardless, the 2025/26 campaign has ben one of personal achievements for Fernandes who has been named the Player of the Season by Manchester United, the Football Writers' Association, and the Premier League.