Carrick’s side beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Sunday as Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record for assists in a season
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Carrick’s side beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Sunday as Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record for assists in a season
Bruno Fernandes has equalled the record for most assists in a Premier League season - BBC Sport looks at where he ranks as a creator. By Adegboyega Adeleye Bruno Fernandes has joined an elite list of Premier League legendary playmakers after equalling the record for the most assists in a single season. Bruno Fernandes has equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne after Manchester United faced Forest.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has joined an elite group of Premier League playmakers after equalling the record for the most assists in a single season. The Portuguese midfielder registered his 20th assist of the 2025/26 campaign during Manchester United's dramatic 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
BBC News reported the story as "Is Fernandes most creative Premier League player ever?." The Independent reported the story as "Michael Carrick reveals when Manchester United will provide ‘clarity’ over future."
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26 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, BBC News, Vanguardngr and Goal and 22 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 days ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 20, 2020,, 24); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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