Overview
- The Premier League named Bruno Fernandes its Player of the Season after he produced a standout campaign that already had earned him the FWA Footballer of the Year.
- Fernandes set a new outright single‑season assist record with his 21st assist on Sunday when his corner was headed home by Patrick Dorgu at Brighton.
- He led the league with 132 chances created, a total 43 higher than the next player, and also scored eight Premier League goals as United finished third.
- Michael Carrick was confirmed on a permanent two‑year head coach contract after restoring Fernandes to an advanced playmaking role that triggered the late‑season turnaround.
- The record places Fernandes above Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne for a single season and raises questions about his contract and United’s transfer plans as they prepare for next season's Champions League.