Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd captain wins Premier League Player of the Season award after historic campaign at Old Trafford
Man Utd's Bruno Fernandes has won the Premier League Player of the Season award; Fernandes has scored eight goals and equalled the record for most assists in a single campaign with 20 alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne; his goal contributions helped Man Utd reach Champions League
Saturday 23 May 2026 11:33, UK
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been named the Premier League Player of the Season.
The 31-year-old has scored eight goals and equalled the record for most assists in a single campaign alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne with 20.
He wins the award for the first time in his career and becomes the first United player since Nemanja Matic in 2010/11 to receive the honour.
He is the seventh player to win the award at United, with the list of names also including Peter Schmeichel, Dwight Yorke, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
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Fernandes had already secured the FWA Footballer of the Year award and now adds another accolade to a historic season after helping United secure Champions League football.
Was Fernandes your Player of the Season?
Fernandes has beaten title-winning Arsenal trio David Raya, Gabriel and Declan Rice to the award.
Manchester City duo Erling Haaland, who is on course to win a third successive Premier League Golden Boot award with 27 goals, and Antoine Semenyo also missed out.
Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White and Brentford striker Igor Thiago were the other nominees.
If Fernandes was not your pick, let us know who was!
