Bruno Fernandes 'very proud' to match assist record set by 'main names' Henry & De Bruyne

[p]The 31-year-old helped Michael Carrick's men wrap up third place by setting up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbeumo-bryan/8KDrOl80/"]Bryan Mbeumo[/a] for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a]'s third goal in their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/nottingham-UsushcZr/?mid=r7lSurwo"]3-2 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday[/a].[/p][p]The Portuguese midfielder is just the third player to provide 20 assists in a Premier League season, joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] great Henry (2002/03) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-bruyne-kevin/MsPs6OI5/"]De Bruyne[/a] (2019/20) in an elite bracket.[/p][p][b]"Obviously I'm very proud,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-bruno/GYvAMDm2/"]Fernandes[/a] said on the Old Trafford touchline.[/p][p][b]"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."[/b][/p][embed guid="054960df-d6ec-4d4c-b2d9-64cb74a8fce3" url="https://x.com/premierleague/status/2055998278458634472?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Fernandes, named as United's player of the year for a record-breaking fifth time, now has the chance to reach 21 assists in Sunday's season finale at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a].[/p][p]"Let's see,"[b] [/b]he said.[b] "It doesn't change the way I play my game, so I will still have to create things for my team, and hopefully it can happen.[/b][/p][p][b]"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."[/b][/p][embed guid="b33a1c0d-a257-4440-9cf0-5d8912f21d09" url="https://x.com/i/status/2056117555526332628" social-type="twitter" /][p]The United captain was mobbed when Mbeumo converted his cross in the 76th minute, with goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lammens-senne/UFssg7X4/"]Senne Lammens[/a] joining every United outfield player in celebrating a record he claims he only started thinking about when he collected his 19th assist.[/p][p]"I'm very grateful to see their reaction more than mine because I wanted Bryan to celebrate his goal," Fernandes added.[/p][p][b]"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 in the back of the net, my record will not be there."[/b][/p]