Since joining the Premier League six years ago Bruno Fernandes has been the league’s most prolific creator by a clear margin. From January 2020 he has fashioned 670 chances — 238 more than the next player, Kevin de Bruyne.
Fernandes has also registered more assists than anyone else since his Premier League debut (71) and has scored 70 league goals, a total topped by only five other players in that period. When combining goals and assists across that span, only Mohamed Salah (193) has a higher total than Fernandes' 141.
Former Manchester United right-back Gary Neville described Fernandes’ latest achievement as extraordinary, noting how rare it is to reach 20 assists in a single Premier League campaign, a mark shared with the likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Thierry Henry.
In the recent game against Nottingham Forest Fernandes produced eight chances — four more than any other player in that match — and almost added a 21st assist when he teed up Joshua Zirkzee late on; Zirkzee’s low attempt was superbly saved. After the game Fernandes downplayed the glory, joking that teammates had been trying to finish from his passes, while expressing pride at reaching 20 assists and hoping to add to
