Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has admitted his pride after equalling the all-time Premier League record for the most assists in a single season. The Portuguese playmaker notched his 20th assist of the season during Sunday’s victory over Nottingham Forest, equalling the mark jointly held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
Admitting that he is eager to claim the record outright when MUFC wrap up their campaign at Brighton, Bruno confessed that the pursuit of the record had been on his mind.
Fernandes, however, added that he is already satisfied with his incredible output this term, having shattered his previous personal bests in the English top flight.
His words, “I’m very proud. We’re speaking about Thierry and Kevin, two of the main names of the Premier League, and for me I’m very grateful and I’m very happy to do it. It’s a very proud moment.
Hopefully it can happen. But if it doesn’t happen, I’m already very happy because I’ve never done 20 assists in the Premier League. I’ve never done 19 either, so even if I had finished with 19, I would be very happy.
I wouldn’t say relieved, but very happy, very proud. Obviously, everyone knows it was something that, when you start getting close to that, you start thinking a lot. A good thing is that it doesn’t change the way I play because I’m there to serve my team-mates, try to make them score goals.
I’m very grateful to see their reaction more than mine because I wanted Bryan to celebrate his goal. I didn’t want to make it about myself because at the end of the day scoring the goal is the biggest thing in football.
And all credit to Bryan because if he doesn’t put it on the back of the net, my record will not be there. So these records only come if your team-mates do the things right as you do.”
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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.
The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.
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