Man United kicked off Matchweek 15 in the Premier League with their early kick-off showdown with Leicester City. As promised, this fixture turned out to be a tough battle, with the teams sharing the points after a 2-2 draw.
The Red Devils broke the deadlock, with Marcus Rashford latching on to a lovely assist from Bruno Fernandes to score in the 23rd minute. That lead, however, did not last long, with Harvey Barnes netting a superb goal just over the half-an-hour mark to draw things level.
Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes combined for United's second goal, with the Uruguayan teeing up the Portuguese ace. The Foxes would go on to equalize once more, this time through an Axel Tuanzebe own goal thanks to excellent work from Jamie Vardy.
Despite the points dropped, it was a lovely game for Bruno Fernandes. The in-form Portuguese midfielder contributed to both goals, setting up one before scoring the other, adding to his excellent tally this season.
In fact, his second-half strike saw him set a lovely record. With that effort, his tenth of the English top-flight campaign, he became the first Portuguese player to score 10+ goals in a single Premier League season since none other than the iconic Cristiano Ronaldo.
But that's not all. That was also his 30th goal contribution since arriving in Manchester, the highest by any player during his time in the EPL. Check out all the best stats regarding Bruno.
Bruno Fernandes is the first Portuguese player to score 10 goals in a #PL season since Cristiano Ronaldo (2008/09) #LEIMUN | @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/9LH8jwD8YK
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2020
Most @premierleague goals + assists since Bruno Fernandes' debut:
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2020
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27 - Mohamed Salah
26 - Harry Kane
Only player with 12+ PL goals + assists in that time
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Goals per game ratio for Manchester United:
— bet365 (@bet365) December 26, 2020
Bruno Fernandes - 0.60
Robin van Persie - 0.55
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 0.55
Wayne Rooney - 0.45
Eric Cantona - 0.45
Andy Cole - 0.44
Romelu Lukaku - 0.44
Dwight Yorke - 0.43
Cristiano Ronaldo - 0.40#MUFC pic.twitter.com/yBR3yTvjsv