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Player of the Matchweek shortlist revealed
Bruno Fernandes has been shortlisted for the Premier League’s Player of the Matchweek award following his talismanic display against Crystal Palace.
The Manchester United captain was at his all-action best on Sunday afternoon, notably scoring a nerveless penalty past ex-Red Dean Henderson to make it 1-1.
Fernandes then unleashed a perfect cross for striker Benjamin Sesko to head home the winning goal in front of the Stretford End.
Bruno was duly voted our official Man of the Match.
His outstanding performance has now caught the eye of the Premier League’s Player of the Matchweek selection committee…
We want YOU to vote for the best player of the weekend! 🫵
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 2, 2026
PLAYER OF THE MATCHWEEK
On Monday afternoon, the Premier League revealed an eight-man shortlist for their award and fans’ votes will decide who wins.
Fernandes is joined by Everton's Beto, Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard, Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike, Wolverhampton Wanderers' Joao Gomes, Brighton & Hove Albion's Diego Gomez, Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes and Fulham's Harry Wilson.
Can you help Bruno to win? You have until 12:00 GMT on Tuesday 3 March to cast your vote. The winner will be announced later on the same day.
CREATOR IN CHIEF
After the win over Palace, the Premier League posted a statistic on X that underlined Bruno's incredible influence on this United team.
As shown below, the Portuguese magnifico is top of the division's 'chances created' table and significantly ahead of everyone else.
His closest competitor is Arsenal talisman Declan Rice, who is 31 chances behind our man.
Bruno Fernandes is WAY out in front when it comes to creating chances this season 👟
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 2, 2026
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LET’S KEEP GOING
Sunday’s victory lifted United above Aston Villa and up to third in the Premier League table as the race for Champions League qualification hots up.
The Reds’ attention has now turned to Wednesday’s match at Newcastle United and the skipper is looking forward to the challenge.
Bruno's 20 PL goals and assists this season
FANTASTIC FERNANDES | Bruno is one of only two players to have reached 20 Premier League goal involvements in 2025/26...
“We are going through a very good spell,” said Fernandes. “A positive spell. We knew we were capable of this. It's not from there [Carrick taking over], it's from Newcastle on Boxing Day, a while ago.
“We need to be able to play better football, for us, it's a sign we want to improve. The resilience of defending and getting the end result is sometimes very important for the team to understand.
“The spirit is very high and it will be massive in the next game against Newcastle.”