The captain has enjoyed an outstanding spell of form, featuring two goals, three assists and three Man of the Match awards.

He has raised the bar for the most assists in a Premier League season by a Red, overtaking Sir David Beckham's tally in 1999/2000, and kept his composure to expertly convert penalties in the key home victories over Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.

The clear favourite to land the trophy, he saw off competition from fellow nominees Casemiro and Matheus Cunha.

Fernandes scooped a convincing 71 per cent of the overall vote, with thousands of fans opting for the skipper as their choice.

Casemiro, who scored with headers against Newcastle United and Villa, was second on 19%, with his fellow Brazilian Matheus Cunha in third, registering 10%.

Surprisingly, this is only the second time our no.8 has topped the monthly poll in 2025/26, and the first since back in September.

Bryan Mbeumo also has two personal accolades to his name.

Fernandes twice finished runner-up, to Matthijs de Ligt in November and Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu in January.

Congratulations to Bruno, who is currently away on international duty with Portugal, for a much-deserved award!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH WINNERS

August: Bryan Mbeumo
September: Bruno Fernandes
October: Bryan Mbeumo
November: Matthijs de Ligt
December: Ayden Heaven
January: Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu
February: Benjamin Sesko
March: Bruno Fernandes