Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes don win Premier League Player of the Season award. The Portugal midfielder also take Football Writers’ Association men’s Player of the Year this month.
Fernandes equal the record for assists in a Premier League season when he set up im 20th goal against Nottingham Forest last weekend. He don score eight goals in 37 games to help United secure third place and Champions League qualification.
Fernandes create more chances than any other player this season — 132 chances. Dat one be 43 more than second best, Liverpool‘s Dominik Szoboszlai.
He be di first United player to win di award since defender Nemanja Vidic in 2011. Di winner dey decided after public votes combine with votes from panel of football experts.
Arsenal’s David Raya, Gabriel and Declan Rice, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo, Brentford‘s Igor Thiago, and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White also make di shortlist.
United go travel to Brighton for dia final game of di season on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Steve Holland, Jonny Evans, Jonathan Woodgate, Travis Binnion and Craig Mawson don agree new two-year deals to remain part of Michael Carrick‘s coaching team. Carrick sign permanent two-year deal on Friday after spell as interim coach following Ruben Amorim’s sacking in January.
Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly win Premier League Young Player of the Season award. Di 21-year-old enjoy breakthrough year, scoring five goals and registering three assists in 34 league appearances. Di versatile full-back, wey join City academy at age eight, win im first senior England cap in November and don dey named in Thomas Tuchel’s 26-man World Cup squad.
O’Reilly win di award ahead of City teammate Rayan Cherki, Bournemouth duo Junior Kroupi and Alex Scott, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo, Newcastle full-back Lewis Hall, Brentford’s Michael Kayode and West Ham‘s Matheus Fernandes.
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