Bruno is league’s best chance creator

Bruno is league’s best chance creator

Bruno Fernandes is the top chance creator in the Premier League and second when it comes to the five major divisions across Europe.

The Manchester United skipper was Man of the Match in our 2-2 draw with Liverpool last time out, when he provided a clever assist for Lisandro Martinez’s opening goal.

After being sorely missed through suspension for the 2-0 home reverse to Newcastle United, the midfielder will hope to be influential again when the Emirates FA Cup third-round tie at Arsenal comes around on Sunday.

Bruno Fernandes chalked up another assist in the weekend draw at Liverpool.

Opta stats illustrate just how creative our no.8 is, compared with all of his peers.

Indeed, for the calendar year, the 99 chances he supplied in the Premier League was a higher total than anybody else managed – Chelsea’s Cole Palmer was next best on 97, with Martin Odegaard and Kevin De Bruyne a long way back in joint-third position with 84.

In terms of this season alone, Bruno is streets ahead of his rivals in this metric.

CHANCES CREATED IN 2024/25

The assist for Martinez was Fernandes’s 200th of his top-flight career – his 11 this term is only bettered across the top leagues in Europe by Salah and Saka.

The Portugal international’s current record for carving out opportunities in general, would be the highest throughout those divisions, but for the contribution of an old pal of his.

Raphinha was a team-mate of Bruno’s at Sporting before moving to Leeds United and then on to current employers Barcelona.

CHANCES CREATED IN 2024/25

81: Raphinha (Barcelona)
77: BRUNO FERNANDES (UNITED)
62: Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
60: Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham)
59: Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

All competitions, across top-five European leagues, up to 6/1/2025.

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