Bruno Fernandes wins Manchester United’s March Player of the Month award | OneFootball

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has won the club’s March Player of the Month prize.

Fernandes has enjoyed a stellar month, scoring six goals and providing an additional two assists as Ruben Amorim’s men enjoyed a much-needed uptick in form.

The midfielder kicked off the month by scoring the equaliser in the FA Cup fifth-round meeting with Fulham. Ultimately, it didn’t count for much as United were dumped out of the competition in a penalty shootout, with Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee both missing from the spot-kick.

Fernandes also snatched a valuable point for United at Old Trafford against Arsenal, firing a sensational free-kick past David Raya at the stroke of half-time. This stunning strike has been named United’s Goal of the Month, securing Fernandes his second award.

But, perhaps Fernandes’ most impressive display of the month came in the second leg of the Europa League last 16 vs. Real Sociedad.

With the tie finely poised at 1-1, United faced a genuine threat of elimination, particularly after Sociedad took the lead 10 minutes in through Mikel Oyarzabal. However, Fernandes had different plans.

The skipper produced a hat-trick to secure United’s progression to the quarter-finals, where they will face Ligue 1 outfit Lyon after the ongoing international break.

Two of Fernandes’ goals were penalties while the third was a sumptuous finish to cap off a fantastic team move.

In the 3-0 victory at Leicester City last time out, he set up goals for both Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro  Garnacho before sealing the win with a powerful strike late on.

Fernandes’ standout display at the King Power Stadium earned him a place in both Alan Shearer’s and WhoScored.com’s Premier League Team of the Week.

Fernandes garnered 89% of the votes to win the March Player of the Month award, ending out Matthijs de Ligt (8%) and Casemiro (2%).

This is the second time in a row he’s claimed the accolade, having also won it in February by a landslide.

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