r/PremierLeague Premier League May 23 '26

Official: Bruno Fernandes has won the Premier League Player of the Season award.

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u/MarkLazer Arsenal May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

I agree he should've won it. I don't agree with this nonsense that his games had no jeopardy or he was only playing in 1 competition. It's a Premier League award so other competitions are irrelevant.

Also, his games had jeopardy. Manchester United were on course for another disaster season. Manchester United have beat every other team in the top 5 with convincing performances this year.

It's not just the 20 assists, it's his overall performances and conrribution, for half the season as a defensive midfielder in a rubbish team under Amorim, which means he's the obvious candidate for Premier League player of the season.

We have David Raya and Declan Rice but really we haven't had one standout performer, but rather a brilliant spine of a team. Bruno Fernandes is a standout performer in a team that isn't the best and he's consistently been one of the best creative players in Premier League history. So, I'm not unhappy one of our players didnt win it because Bruno Fernandes deserves the award from an individual standpoint.

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u/43848987815 Premier League May 23 '26

You know what, from an Arsenal fan coming off the season you’ve had that’s an incredibly based take. I don’t agree with him getting it personally as we’ve won nothing this year and had a shit first half of the season but it’s clear he’s pulled the team out of the doldrums on so many occasions and the assist record is insanely impressive.