The Manchester United captain was named the best player in England in a vote by members of the Football Writers Association (FWA), a group which comprises around 900 football journalists for the 25/26 season.
Fernandes has been a totemic presence for the Reds throughout the campaign, leading from the front to help us qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Bruno has eight goals and 19 assists in 32 Premier League games, at the time of writing, and he is on the verge of matching the all-time
assists record in a season, currently set at 20 and held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
Our no.8 has been particularly inspirational during the second half of this term, as the team have won 10 of our 14 fixtures under Michael Carrick to confirm a European spot with three games to spare.
Those performances have caught the eye of writers across the country, making him the first United winner of the prize since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
He’s the ninth Red to claim the prestigious award since it was inaugurated at the end of the 1947/48 season.
Johnny Carey was the second recipient, a year later, while Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best won it in 1966 and 1968 respectively.
Eric Cantona (1996), Roy Keane (2000) and Teddy Sheringham (2001) were all recognised for playing significant roles in title-winning campaigns, before Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded in back-to-back years, in 2007 and 200
