Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes is Gary Lineker’s ‘player of the season’ so far (Picture: Getty)Gary Lineker has hailed Bruno Fernandes as a ‘great footballing brain’ and named the Manchester United captain as his ‘player of the season’ so far in the Premier League. It took Fernandes’ magnificent tally to seven goals and 13 assists in the English top flight since the start of the season. According to Lineker, Declan Rice and Haaland are the only two players who could potentially beat the Portugal international to Player of the Season prize. I think he’s the player of the season for me,’ the former England striker explained. Arrow MORE: Gary Neville predicts where Manchester United and Chelsea will finish this seasonArrow MORE: Arsenal fans were ‘unfair’ when I signed for Man City – this is the real reason I leftArrow MORE: Yaya Toure says Arsenal miss ‘brilliant’ star after Chelsea win

Source: Metro March 02, 2026 09:38 UTC