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Bruno Fernandes breaks Frank Lampard’s goals return record in a single season

Early goal puts Portuguese above Lampard

Bruno Fernandes’ deflected goal to put Manchester United into the lead against Liverpool has seen the Portuguese midfielder become the highest-scoring Premier League midfielder in a single season.

There was a moment of confusion as his effort off the outside of the foot took a wicked deflection off Liverpool defender Nat Phillips, and flew past Allison. After a goal review, however, the strike was deemed to be sneaking in at the back post before the deflection, seeing Fernandes surpass Lampard in the process.

Although the former Sporting man’s 18 Premier League goals are fewer than the Englishman’s best league tally of 22 (in the 2009/2010 season), across all competitions, Fernandes has netted 28, one more than Lampard’s best season return of 27.

A transformative signing

Manchester United sat in eighth place when they signed Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP for a fee which has since passed £50 million, and the new signing made an immediate impact, scoring eight goals and setting up a further seven in his fourteen appearances over the 2nd half of last season.

His blistering form has since continued into this season, scoring eighteen goals and providing eleven assists in his 36 league appearances so far. The Portuguese international has won two Player of the Month awards, and is certainly in with a shout of bagging the PFA Player of the Season prize.

Bruno Fernandes breaks Frank Lampard’s goals return record in a single season

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 01: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on February 1, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Sam Bagnall – AMA/Getty Images)

Fernandes’ impact on this Manchester United side is cataclysmic. Without him, the Red Devils look lost, toothless and struggle to find any end product. Whilst the 26-year-old has officially been involved in 41% of his side’s goals since his arrival, the true number is much higher, when his indirect impact is taken into consideration.

Fernandes still needs four more goals to match Lampard’s Premier League tally, but with Fulham and Wolves to play, it is not beyond the realms of possibility.

Considering the impact that the midfielder has had on his side, though, it is difficult to think of a more transformative attacking signing in recent history.

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