Bruno Fernandes’ 2025-26 Premier League season with Manchester United is over and the Portugal international’s influence is undeniable after his run of form.
Even when Bruno Fernandes was forced to play in the two-man midfield pivot, the 31-year-old Manchester United captain was still solid for Ruben Amorim’s side.
If anything, the weakened influence of Fernandes’ impact in the early half of the 2025-26 campaign was all down to the poor management of Ruben Amorim.
Ultimately, Amorim lost his role as Man Utd manager back in January and Michael Carrick unshackled Fernandes to express his best form at Old Trafford this season.
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Bruno Fernandes is the only Man Utd player to make BBC Sport’s Premier League Team of the Season
Just the position shift from the contentious Ruben Amorim tactical system at Manchester United to the No 10 role showed Bruno Fernandes’ true ability.
With the snap of Michael Carrick’s fingers, Fernandes became the conductor who was composing the symphony of the Red Devils’ best football in recent months.
Fernandes’ numbers were equally ridiculous under United legend Carrick, with the Red Devils ace netting four times and registering 13 assists in his last 17 matches.
The Portugal international’s stunning run of form allowed him to be the only United player to make Troy Deeney’s BBC Sport Team of the Season picks.
Posting his Premier League Team of the Season in his BBC Sport column, Troy Deeney said: “He [Bruno Fernandes] broke the assists record with 21 assists.
“He has been brilliant and got the club back into the Champions League. We have said it over the past few seasons, but where would Manchester United be without him?”
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Bruno Fernandes’ Premier League season and brilliance showed why he’s Man Utd’s only true world-class player
Outside of the Premier League assist record, which is an incredible feat, the accolades will continue to trickle in for Fernandes over his marvellous campaign.
BBC Sport and Troy Deeney won’t be the first to wax lyrical about Fernandes’ stunning season, nor will they be the last for what the United player has shown.
Fernandes has been a consistent target for rival fans and even pundits — Roy Keane being the biggest example — for his antics on the pitch for United at times.
However, the former Sporting CP midfielder well and truly silenced everyone with his devastating impact in the space of six months in the 2025-26 campaign.
Fernandes shifted the narrative to the point that he had one hand on the Premier League Player of the Season award without United being in the title picture at all.
Even by his own high standards, Fernandes’ success is well beyond the Premier League assist record and an extension of his world-class talents and incredible football IQ.
Being the only Man Utd player in the BBC Sport Team of the Season is one hell of a milestone, especially for the turbulent 2025-26 campaign that the Red Devils endured.
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