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Bruno Fernandes has made 161 successful recoveries in the Premier League this season, the third most in the entire competition. Photo: Alamy . |
With a brace of assists in the win over Leicester last weekend, Bruno became the first Portuguese player in history to have 50 assists in the Premier League. Bruno is also the 6th player in MU history to have both 50 goals and assists.
In addition to this impressive achievement, the Portuguese player also possesses a strangely good statistic. Specifically, according to Squawka , Bruno Fernandes has successfully recovered the ball 161 times this season in the Premier League.
Only two other defensive midfielders, Ryan Christie (172 times) and Moisés Caicedo (170 times), have a better record than the United player in this defensive-oriented metric.
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Ranking of successful ball recoveries this season in the Premier League. Photo: Squawka. |
Under coach Amorim, MU's number 8 has been pulled back to the center position many times to give up a position as an attacking midfielder in the 3-4-3 system.
In the match against Leicester, Bruno had an impressive performance. In addition to 2 assists, he also directly put his name on the scoreboard with an accurate long-range shot. 16 times of ball control, 7 times of winning duels, 6 passes creating opportunities, 4 successful tackles, 4 shots are the statistics that Bruno created in 90 minutes at King Power Stadium. He was awarded the best player of the match award by the Premier League organizers.
Despite occasional criticism, Bruno Fernandes has been Manchester United's most consistent performer over the years.
The MU captain's form is truly impressive, as he has scored 7 goals and assisted 4 times in just the last 9 matches in all competitions. This season alone, the former Sporting star has contributed to 30 goals for MU (16 goals, 14 assists).
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