Remarkably, his first didn’t come until our seventh outing, for Harry Maguire at Liverpool, meaning he’s not far from averaging an assist for every game he’s played (20) since mid-October.
His latest, for Casemiro in the defeat to Newcastle, drew him level with our second-highest mark of the Premier League era, set by compatriot Nani during 2010/11.
It’s all a natural part of the way Fernandes approaches the game, according to head coach Michael Carrick.
“Records are there to be broken. It’s not one for chasing,” he said, prior to the game on Tyneside.
