Premier League Player of the Season: Fernandes stars in record-breaking run

[p]The Portuguese superstar spearheaded a rejuvenated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] throughout the 2025/26 campaign, totalling a staggering 30 goal contributions from 35 appearances.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-bruno/GYvAMDm2/"]Fernandes[/a] has stood out for United in almost every fixture and was a consistent difference-maker for the Red Devils, registering nine goals and 21 assists.[/p][p]That playmaking tally saw him break the record for the most assists in a single Premier League season, surpassing the 20 set by both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henry-thierry/S4aJ3ciG/"]Thierry Henry[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-bruyne-kevin/MsPs6OI5/"]Kevin De Bruyne[/a].[/p][p]His impressive form earned an average Flashscore player rating of 8.0 across the campaign, significantly higher than anyone else in the division, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rice-declan/zkQ8Cm6n/"]Declan Rice[/a] following on a 7.6.[/p][image alt="Fernandes 2025/26 season stats" id="cc0cd2a7-009e-4ec0-8ed7-7662d60418d7" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / REUTERS/David Klein" guid="b01e4acc-4cfe-4c87-ad37-a25e48f0bd7e" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Fernandes captained Manchester United through a turbulent campaign that started under the guidance of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amorim-ruben/EiIHi8vU/"]Ruben Amorim[/a] before the manager was sacked and replaced by club legend [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carrick-michael/phM8NElP/"]Michael Carrick[/a], at first on an interim basis.[/p][p]Carrick oversaw a resurgence for United, who ended up comfortably finishing in third place after a run of just two defeats from 17 games during his tenure - which saw him appointed head coach on a permanent contract.[/p][p]One of the key contributors to that rise was Fernandes, who took his game to a new level with 19 goal contributions in 2026 alone.[/p][p]Perhaps even more impressively, of his 19 appearances in 2026, the midfielder earned Flashscore's Player of the Match award 12 times - meaning his rating was the highest of anyone in the match he featured in.[/p][p]Manchester United now have the perfect platform to build upon for the 2026/27 campaign, and they will hope star man Fernandes will be central to whatever comes next at Old Trafford.[/p]