Bruno Fernandes named Premier League’s top player for 2025/26
Bruno Fernandes has been awarded the Premier League Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign after an impressive year with Manchester United. The club highlighted Fernandes as a crucial factor in their top-three league finish and Champions League qualification. He matched the league’s single-season assist record and played a pivotal role under manager Michael Carrick. The award was decided by fan votes and a panel of football experts.
Match highlights
- Bruno Fernandes scored eight goals and provided 20 assists in the Premier League this season, equalling the assist record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
- He could break the assist record in United’s final league game against Brighton & Hove Albion.
- Fernandes also won Manchester United’s Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award for the fifth time and was named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.
- He was shortlisted alongside Gabriel Magalhães, David Raya, Declan Rice, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Igor Thiago.
- Fernandes is the seventh Manchester United player to win the Premier League Player of the Season award since its inception in the 1994/95 season.
