Fernandes, 31, collected his 18th assist of this Premier League season when he cooked former teammate Alejandro Garnacho on Saturday and cued up Matheus Cunha's eighth goal of the season.MORE — Premier League all-time assist leadersHis 18th assist of the season is his sixth in as many games and comes with five more matches left in the Red Devils' PL season.The record is currently shared by two of the greatest playmakers to ever put on a shirt in England's top tier, as Thierry Henry rang up 20 assists in 2002-03, the year before he became an Invincible with Arsenal, and Kevin De Bruyne also hit 20 with Manchester City in the 2019-20 season.Fernandes has already made history as one of only 21 players to dial up 15 or more assists in a single season of Premier League football. He's one more helper from sitting alone in second.What is the Premier League single-season assist record? Best single-season assist runs in PL historyThierry Henry, Arsenal, 2002-03 — 20Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, 2019-20 — 20Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, 2024-25 — 18Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, 2016-17 — 18Mesut Ozil, Arsenal, 2015-16 — 18Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, 2014-15 — 18Frank Lampard, Chelsea, 2004-05 — 18Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, 2025-26 — 18Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal, 2007-08 — 17Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, 2022-23 — 16Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, 2017-18 — 16Eric Cantona, Manchester United and Leeds United, 1992-93 — 16Eden Hazard, Chelsea, 2018-19 — 15Leroy Sane, Manchester City, 2017-18 — 15Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur, 2016-17 — 15David Silva, Manchester City, 2011-12 — 15Robert Pires, Arsenal, 2001-02 — 15David Beckham, Manchester United, 1999-2000 — 15Nolberto Solano, Newcastle United, 1999-2000 — 15Steve McManaman, Liverpool, 1995-96 — 15Matt Le Tissier, Southampton, 1994-95 — 15