Bruno Fernandes on target to interrupt little-known Kevin De Bruyne Premier League document on last day
Something Kevin De Bruyne can do, Bruno Fernandes can do higher.
Nicely, nearly.
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The Manchester United skipper arrange Luke Shaw’s purpose in a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday for his twentieth Premier League help this season, putting him alongside De Bruyne and Thierry Henry on the prime of the all-time Premier League help chart.
However with one league fixture remaining, there’s an opportunity Fernandes can surpass the duo and declare the document for himself.
But there’s one other document of De Bruyne’s that Fernandes will look to safe throughout United’s last sport of the season away at Brighton.
Which document of De Bruyne’s can Fernandes declare?
De Bruyne holds the document for essentially the most large possibilities created in a single Premier League season.
The Belgian maestro set the bar within the 2019/20 marketing campaign, when he created a whopping 33 large possibilities in 35 video games.
Unsurprisingly, that season was when De Bruyne nabbed 20 league assists.
De Bruyne’s outstanding help tally was mirrored within the reality Metropolis scored a whopping 102 league objectives that time period, 4 behind the all-time document (106).
However Fernandes is only one shy of equalling De Bruyne’s document for large possibilities created as he sits on 32 from 34 video games performed.
Impressively, it is the second time Fernandes has created 32 large possibilities in a single season, having completed so in 2022/23.
The Portuguese star additionally has eight objectives to his identify this time period, though he final struck seven video games in the past in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on March 20.
Most large possibilities created within the Premier League (since 2010/11)
33 – Kevin De Bruyne (2019/20)
32 – Bruno Fernandes (2022/23, 2025/26)
31 – Kevin De Bruyne (2022/23)
28 – Ryan Fraser (2018/19)
28 – Mesut Ozil (2015/16)
* Stats supplied by Opta
No matter whether or not Fernandes surpasses De Bruyne’s information, he has regarded a participant revitalised beneath interim United boss Michael Carrick.
Michael Carrick reacts to Bruno Fernandes’ achievement
As for Carrick, he has been delighted with Fernandes’ output of late and was particularly complementary of the skipper’s team-first mentality.
When requested on how he congratulated Fernandes after equalling the Premier League help document, Carrick stated: “It’s a bit bit chaotic down on the pitch and within the dressing room, so I’ve not had a lot to say.
“It is a difficult one, he’s handled it very well, to be sincere.
“For me, watching from the facet, you’re considering ‘what’s going by his head? Is he in search of a cross or to attain. Is he second-guessing it?’
“I feel he coped with it fantastically nicely and it was a very nice second for everyone. Credit score to him for that. It’s not simple.
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“However he at all times places the workforce first and right now was one other a type of days, though he will get the reward as a result of it’s a incredible achievement.”
Fernandes’ final probability to interrupt the all-time help document and create essentially the most large possibilities comes towards Brighton on Sunday, with that fixture, together with all different matches on the ultimate day, to kick off at 4pm.
Chatting with talkSPORT about matching Henry and De Bruyne’s help document, Fernandes stated: “We’re speaking about two of the most effective gamers that the Premier League has ever seen.
“I’m very joyful to be of their firm with this assists document as a result of it isn’t simple.”
When it comes to breaking the document, talkSPORT host Sam Matterface requested Fernandes if he was pissed off it did not occur right now.
To which Fernandes responded: “No, I’m not [frustrated]. I’m very joyful that Bryan acquired again to scoring – that’s extra essential than me breaking the document.
“I wished to interrupt the document and serve my teammates as a result of that’s what my sport is about.
“I created so much, as I’ve in lots of different video games, and it is likely one of the finest qualities I’ve.”
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