Bruno Fernandes moved past Paul Scholes in Manchester United\u2019s Premier League assist standings after registering his 55th and 56th top-flight assists on Sunday. Opta confirmed the milestone, which lifts Fernandes to fourth in the club\u2019s Premier League record books.<\/p>\n
The immediate context is clear in the club\u2019s ranked list: Ryan Giggs 162, Wayne Rooney 93, David Beckham 80, Bruno Fernandes 56, Paul Scholes 55. Fernandes now has three club legends ahead of him if he is to become Manchester United\u2019s all-time leader in Premier League assists.<\/p>\n
To overtake Ryan Giggs would require a sustained run at Old Trafford. Fernandes would likely have to play the rest of his career at the club to have even the slimmest of chances of passing Ryan Giggs. The Welshman is the league\u2019s all-time assist leader as well, so if Fernandes was to pass Giggs he\u2019d write his name into Premier League folklore at the same time.<\/p>\n
Passing David Beckham appears more achievable within a few seasons. Fernandes could pass Beckham with two or three more seasons in the Premier League, so long as his form doesn\u2019t dip. The Portuguese has registered at most 11 assists in a single campaign, doing so in 2020\u201321 and 2024\u201325. He\u2019s nearly halfway to matching that mark this season with five in 13 appearances. If he matches his career-high, that would put him 19 away from surpassing Beckham.<\/p>\n
Overtaking Wayne Rooney would likely require a couple more seasons, or one stellar campaign in general. The record for most assists in a single Premier League campaign stands at 20, jointly held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.<\/p>\n
Fernandes\u2019s future at Old Trafford has been questioned in recent transfer windows. If the club go a different direction at some point, the opportunity to pass Beckham or Rooney could be taken away from him prematurely.<\/p>\n
Going clear of Scholes is an achievement in itself given the Englishman\u2019s legendary career. Though, Fernandes likely needs a heap of silverware if he\u2019s going to go down in similar stature to Scholes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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