Bruno Fernandes Honored as Premier League Player of the Season
Bruno Fernandes, captain of Manchester United, has been awarded the Premier League Player of the Season title.
The Portuguese midfielder also received the Football Writers' Association men's Player of the Year award earlier this month.
Fernandes matched the Premier League record for assists in a single season by providing his 20th assist during the match against Nottingham Forest last weekend.
In addition to his assists, Fernandes scored eight goals in 37 appearances, contributing significantly to Manchester United's third-place finish and their qualification for the Champions League.
This season, Fernandes created 132 chances, the highest in the Premier League, surpassing Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai by 43 chances.
He is the first Manchester United player to receive this award since defender Nemanja Vidic in 2011.
The winner was determined through a combination of public votes and assessments from a panel of football experts.
Other players shortlisted for the award included Arsenal's David Raya, Gabriel and Declan Rice, Manchester City's Erling Haaland, Brentford's Antoine Semenyo and Igor Thiago, as well as Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White.
Manchester United will face Brighton in their final match of the season on Sunday.
