Bruno Fernandes has won the English Premier League Player of the Month for March award to equal former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo’s tally of six.
The Manchester United captain claimed the prize ahead of Super Eagles and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi and five other nominees.
Fernandes clinched the awards after an outstanding month where he registered two goals and four assists in just four matches.
The Portugal midfielder is now only one award away from equalling the Player of the Month record currently shared by Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah.
Fernandes has won more Player of the Month awards than any other player since making his Premier League debut in February 2020.
He scored and set up a goal in United’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at the start of the month.
He followed that with an assist in a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United, two assists in a 3-1 victory against Aston Villa, and a goal from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw at AFC Bournemouth.
Fernandes took his Premier League assist tally for the season to 16 in March, beating a club record previously held by David Beckham, who supplied 15 in 1999/2000.
The Portuguese is also four assists shy of matching the Premier League’s all-time single-season record of 20 assists, set by Thierry Henry in 2002/03 and matched by Kevin De Bruyne in 2019/20.
Fernandes’ success sees him win the award for the first time in exactly a year, when he claimed March 2025’s prize.
His other triumphs all came in 2020, taking the February, June, November and December awards in that year.
Fernandes is the second Manchester United player to have won it this season, after Bryan Mbeumo in October 2025.
Fernandes topped a seven-man shortlist that included James Garner (Everton), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Iwobi (Fulham), David Raya (Arsenal) and Danny Welbeck (Brighton & Hove Albion).
He won after the public’s votes on the EA SPORTS website were combined with those of a panel of football experts.
Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for an eighth time.
The Spaniard earned the prize after overseeing a perfect March, where his side beat Chelsea, Brighton and Everton.
The Gunners were the only side to win all of their Premier League matches across the month.
Arteta’s success sees him move up to joint-sixth on the all-time leaderboard for the most Manager of the Month wins, level with Martin O’Neill and Harry Redknapp.
The Gunners boss is only two away from equalling former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who sits outright fifth, with 10 awards.
