Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been named the Premier League Player of the Season.
The Premier League announced the winner of the annual award on Saturday.
Fernandes, 31, has scored eight goals and equalled the record for most assists in a single campaign alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne with 20.

He wins the award for the first time in his career and becomes the first United player since Nemanja Matic in 2010/11 to receive the honour.
Fernandes is the seventh player to win the award at United, with the list of names also including Peter Schmeichel, Dwight Yorke, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney.
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Fernandes had already secured the FWA Footballer of the Year award and now adds another accolade to a historic season after helping United secure Champions League football.
The midfielder has beaten title-winning Arsenal trio David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes, and Declan Rice to the award.
Manchester City duo Erling Haaland, who is on course to win a third successive Premier League Golden Boot award with 27 goals, and Antoine Semenyo also missed out.
Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White and Brentford striker Igor Thiago were the other nominees.
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