16.
That’s the number of assists he has.
So far.
And honestly, if his teammates could finish, he’d probably be sitting somewhere around 30 by now! But even without that, the numbers are still ridiculous.
Then again, this is Bruno magnifico we’re talking about, so maybe ridiculous is just the standard now.
At this point, what he’s doing almost doesn’t surprise me anymore. If anything, it’s become expected. Bruno turns up, creates chances, drags this team through games and somehow ends the season with absurd numbers. Rinse and repeat.
Where it does start becoming remarkable though, is when you look at the company he’s keeping in United’s history.
16 assists — the most in a single Premier League season by any United player, overtaking the legendary Sir David Beckham who held the previous record with 15 back in 1999/00. And the scary part? There are still eight games left.
Then there’s this one.
100+ goals and 100+ assists for the club.
Only the third player to reach those numbers, joining Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs.
That is crazy company.
Now look at this season alone:
Games — 29
Goals — 7
Assists — 17
Which means Bruno has now produced 20+ goal contributions in every single season since arriving at the club. That’s six straight years of elite output.
In 319 games, he has 208 goal contributions. That’s a 0.65 ratio.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that that’s probably some sort of record.
And he’s doing all this during United’s banter era.
That’s the part that makes it even more outrageous.
Manager changes, chaotic squads, inconsistent football, and yet the one constant throughout all of it has been Bruno Fernandes dragging numbers out of thin air every single season.
Oh, and he never gets injured.
Sometimes I genuinely sit there and wonder:
How did we get so lucky to have a player like him in our team?
Because if we’re being completely honest, Bruno is far too good for the current version of United. He deserves to be competing for the biggest trophies every single year. Hopefully those years still come here — but the club absolutely has to match his level.
Now look, I’ll be honest about something.
I can be very critical of Bruno.
There are moments where I look at him as a captain and think why are you acting like a baby? The whining, the arms in the air, the occasional attempt at the spectacular when the simple option is screaming at him.
And in some of the biggest games — like the two Europa League finals — he simply hasn’t shown up the way you’d want your captain to.
That stuff does get on my nerves.
But then…
There are moments where he does something on a football pitch that literally no one else in the team (or indeed, the league) can do.
And you’re just left staring at the screen thinking:
How on earth did he see that pass?
I’m not even a massive stats guy either, but you simply cannot ignore what he’s produced at United.
Those numbers above are just a glimpse into the madness that is Bruno Fernandes’ output.
What truly blows my mind isn’t just the numbers — it’s the consistency. Six years of it. During a period where United themselves have been wildly inconsistent, which usually makes producing these numbers even harder.
And yet here he is.
Top of the assist charts by a mile.
The next closest player is Rayan Cherki with 8.
That’s half of Bruno's.
It also looks increasingly likely that the MUFC skipper will end the season as the league’s most creative player, which would somehow be his first time winning that award.
Even the all-time Premier League assist record for a season of 20 looks under real threat with the way he’s playing and the amount of chances he’s creating.
Now add the rest of the context.
He’s the captain.
He’s the talisman.
He carries more responsibility than anyone else in the squad.
And for most of the season he hasn’t even been playing in his best position.
Show me another player in the league who is as influential for their team as Bruno Fernandes.
Take him out of this side and we are comfortably mid-table.
His goal contributions have amounted to a total of 23 points so far. Take that away and United would be on 31 putting us in 15th in the table, one place and point above the league's laughing stock Spurs.
Only three United players have ever won more points in a single Premier League campaign:
- Eric Cantona (1993/94)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (2007/08)
- Robin van Persie (2012/13)
That is some list.
Some of the greatest players the club has ever had.
And Bruno is right there with them.
Which is why, when people talk about Player of the Season, I genuinely struggle to see anyone who has had a better individual campaign.
Yes, some players might win the league which can give them an advantage but have they been better than Bruno Fernandes?
Not for me.
Sometimes these awards get tied to team success and I understand that, to an extent. But this is still an individual award, and individually Bruno has been operating on a completely different level.
I genuinely don’t know what more he could be doing to help this team. It’s not his fault the rest of the squad isn’t operating at the same level.
If United had two or three more players of Bruno’s quality, we’d probably be walking the league.
Instead, we have one.
And that one player has dragged us into 3rd place, with a chance of finishing 2nd if things fall our way.
Most of that is down to Bruno Fernandes.
At this point, it’s not just about numbers anymore.
It’s about what those numbers represent.
Six years of elite production.
Record-breaking creativity.
Dragging an inconsistent team through chaos while barely ever missing a game.
Bruno Fernandes isn’t just United’s best player — he’s the engine, the brain, and the heartbeat of the entire side.
And when you combine the consistency, the influence, the records and the responsibility he carries, one thing becomes pretty clear:
There hasn’t been a player in the league this season who has done more for their team than Bruno magnifico.
Bruno Fernandes is on course to break the Premier League assist record | Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images via The Busby Babe