Bruno Fernandes achieved another impressive milestone when he equaled Cristiano Ronaldo's record for the number of times he participated in Premier League goals in Man United's 2-1 victory over Brentford in the early morning of April 28.
The Man United captain assisted Benjamin Sesko to score, doubling the lead for the home team at Old Trafford after Casemiro's opening goal.
This is the 140th goal that Bruno Fernandes has contributed to scoring in this tournament, helping him equal the record of his former Man United teammate, Ronaldo, despite playing 11 fewer matches.
Ronaldo, who has won the Premier League three times, achieved that feat in two periods playing for Man United - from 2003 to 2009 and from 2021 to 2022 - in which the later period saw him for the first time side with his teammate in the Portuguese national team, Fernandes, at club level.
To date, Bruno Fernandes has scored 70 goals and 70 assists in the Premier League, showing his comprehensive ability in both scoring and assisting roles. Meanwhile, Ronaldo's record is 103 goals and 37 assists.
Bruno Fernandes also became the first Man United player to score or assist in seven consecutive matches or more in the Premier League since Robin van Persie in the period from November 2012 to January 2013 (10 consecutive matches).
Bruno is also the third Man United player to score or assist in eight consecutive appearances or more at Old Trafford in the Premier League, after Ronaldo from March to November 2008 (10 consecutive appearances) and Wayne Rooney from December 2009 to March 2010 (8 consecutive appearances).
The most outstanding thing this season is Bruno Fernandes' creativity. He is on his way to win the Coca-Cola Golden Playmaker award, the award for the player with the most assists, with 19 assists to help teammates score goals.
Another Premier League record is also waiting for the Portuguese midfielder to equalize, even break. Bruno Fernandes only needs two more assists in Man United's last four matches to have more assists than any other player in a Premier League season.
Thierry Henry (20 assists in the 2002-2003 season) and Kevin De Bruyne (20 assists in the 2019-2020 season) currently hold this record.
