The Portugal international has proven to be a vital matchwinner for United on multiple occasions this term already, helping them mount another top-four push on the domestic front.
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Though he was unable to help his side avoid a Champions League exit earlier this week, Fernandes’ latest exploits have now earned him another Premier League Player of the Month award, his third of 2020.
“[But] I will be happy when I win the Premier League. The point to come to England, to such a huge club, was to win the Premier League and I think we have the chance to do it.” Having averaged a goal every 86.25 minutes last month, Fernandes beat out the other contenders on a six-man shortlist that also included England internationals Ben Chilwell, Jack Grealish, and James Ward-Prowse.
The last term, he finished as the Europa League‘s top scorer and was elected to the competition’s team of the year – a feat he now has the opportunity to repeat after United finished third behind Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig in their Champions League group.
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