Bruno Fernandes 'really sad' that Declan Rice joined Arsenal over Man Utd

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-bruno/GYvAMDm2/"]Fernandes[/a] was named the PFA Football Writers Player of the Year and has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Year Award. [/p][p]The 31-year-old has enjoyed an exceptional individual campaign at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a]. He is only one assist away from breaking the Premier League record of 21 in a single campaign, held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. [/p][p]Complimenting his incredible creativity with eight strikes and the Portuguese maestro has produced a whopping 29 goal involvements in England's top-flight this term. [/p][p]It's the sort of world-class numbers that should land him every individual award, and United's No. 8 would have surely added even more goals to his name with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rice-declan/zkQ8Cm6n/"]Rice[/a] playing alongside him. [/p][embed guid="f618e456-d7e0-413b-9525-2b2c44dd7ca5" url="https://x.com/joelbeya/status/2055187627788193965" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]“I’ve always said, Rice was a player to play for Man Utd, I was really sad when he chose to go [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a],"[/b] Bruno said in an interview with Joel Baya.[/p][p][b]“I always thought he would be a perfect fit for our club.”[/b][/p][p]He admitted that Rice would have been a "perfect fit" for Man United and was "sad" when he joined Arsenal from West Ham for a whopping £105 million in 2023. [/p][p]Rice was on United's radar back in 2021 when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge, with the former manager even admitting there were discussions about landing his signature. [/p][p]In the end, a deal never materialised and United moved for Raphael Varane instead. [/p]