Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder for Manchester United, was voted the Premier League player of the season on Saturday after leading his team to third place in the standings and tying the league record for assists with one game remaining.
Fernandes tied the league record of 20 assists shared by former Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
In addition, the Portugal international scored eight goals as United qualified for the Champions League with a third-place result.
The 31-year-old was nominated alongside Arsenal’s title-winning trio of Gabriel, David Raya and Declan Rice, Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo, Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White and Brentford striker Igor Thiago.
Fernandes emerged as the Premier League’s best playmaker this season when he created a league-high 132 chances. The next best player was Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai, who created 89 chances.
Earlier in May, Fernandes won both the club's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award for the fifth time and the Football Writers' Association men's player of the year award.
On Sunday, when United travels to Brighton & Hove Albion for the season's last match, he has the chance to break the Premier League assist record.
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