Manchester United: big controversy surrounding Bruno Fernandes’ record

Published:

By: Manu Tournoux

This Sunday, Bruno Fernandes made Premier League history on the last day of the Premier League. Traveling to Brighton, the Portuguese metronome sent an assist to Patrick Dorgu for the Red Devils’ opener. A caviar which allowed the 31-year-old Portuguese to have, alone, the title of player having made the most assists in a Premier League season.

Indeed, with this 21st assist, Bruno Fernandes passed Thierry Henry and Kevin de Bruyne. Problem, the decisive pass against the Seagulls is controversial on social networks. Indeed, in a slow motion widely broadcast on social networks, we see that Dorgu’s recovery hit the bar before touching Verbruggen’s hand to return. Thus, the decisive pass of the day from number 8 of the Red Devils could not be counted because Dorgu’s recovery was not on target. To be continued…