Bruno's 16 assists

Bruno Fernandes overtook David Beckham’s 1999–2000 club mark after supplying two assists in Manchester United’s 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on March 15, 2026. (premierleague.com) Those two setups also pushed Fernandes to 100 assists in a United shirt and made him only the third United player in the Premier League era to record 100 goals and 100 assists, joining Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs. (manutd.com) One of the assists was a corner that Casemiro headed home (Fernandes’ ninth dead-ball assist of the campaign) and the other was a through-ball for Matheus Cunha in open play. (premierleague.com) Across public leaderboards Fernandes sits top of the Premier League assists chart with 16, with Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki listed well behind on eight in several trackers. (statmuse.com) The Premier League single-season assists record stands at 20 (Thierry Henry 2002/03 and Kevin De Bruyne 2019/20); the league noted Fernandes would need five more assists in United’s remaining fixtures to create a new record. (premierleague.com) Manchester United occupy third place on 55 points after 31 matches, a standing the club consolidated with the Aston Villa win that produced Fernandes’ record-breaking pair of assists. (premierleague.com) Official match and league statistics list Fernandes this season with 28 appearances, eight goals, 16 Premier League assists and 2,437 minutes played, figures clubs and analysts point to when assessing his creative output. (premierleague.com)