Bruno Fernandes named Premier League Player of the Season

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was named Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday.

Fernandes matched the record for the most assists in a single Premier League campaign, reaching 20 assists, a tally shared with Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.

The 31‑year‑old also scored eight league goals for United this season, helping Michael Carrick’s team finish third and secure qualification for next season’s Champions League.

He is the first United player to win the award since Nemanja Matic in 2010‑11.

Fernandes claimed the prize over Arsenal’s David Raya, Gabriel Magalhães and Declan Rice; Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo; Brentford’s Igor Thiago; and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs‑White.

United captain Fernandes had already received this season’s Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year award.

Manchester City defender Nico O’Reilly took the Premier League Young Player of the Season award.

The 21‑year‑old became a regular at left‑back for City this season and also appeared in midfield, scoring five goals and providing three assists.

O’Reilly scored both goals in City’s League Cup final victory over Arsenal in March and also started in their FA Cup final win against Chelsea.

Other nominees for the Young Player award were City’s Rayan Cherki, West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes, Newcastle’s Lewis Hall, Brentford’s Michael Kayode, United’s Kobbie Mainoo, Bournemouth’s Alex Scott and Eli Junior Kroupi.

AFP

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