Manchester United‘s Bruno Fernandes has equalled the Premier League record for the most assists recorded in a season, after registering his 20th of the campaign in Manchester United’s match against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
The record-equalling moment arrived in the 76th minute when his ball across the box was turned in by Bryan Mbeumo.
He has now levelled the record jointly held by Arsenal‘s Thierry Henry (2002-03) and Manchester City‘s Kevin De Bruyne (2019-20).
Fernandes had thought he’d achieved the feat during United’s 3-2 win over Liverpool on May 3 when his header was eventually touched into the net by Benjamin Sesko, But the fact Liverpool goalkeeper Freddie Woodman got a hand to the ball and knocked it onto the Slovenian striker meant Opta, the Premier League’s official statistics partner, did not award him the assist despite the division’s Fantasy Premier League game awarding Fernandes points for the assist.
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United have one game left this term, away at Brighton on the final day, in which Fernandes could break the record.
