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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is a frontrunner to be crowned the Premier League’s Player of the Year – and this incredible statistic proves exactly why he deserves the award.

The Heartbeat of the Team

The Red Devils look set to emerge from a chaotic season with a pivotal return to Europe’s elite competition next year, despite that prospect having seemed remote over a brutal winter period at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim‘s tumultuous tenure came to an abrupt end at the start of January after a complete breakdown in his relationship with the INEOS executive structure, though murmurings of discontent had been bubbling beneath the surface for weeks before.

A explosive meeting with sporting director Jason Wilcox after being held to a draw by an abject Wolverhampton Wanderers side on 30 December signalled the beginning of the end for the Portuguese tactician’s time in England.

Less than a week later, Amorim took aim at the club’s hierarchy in a bombastic interview at Elland Road, levelling veiled accusations at Wilcox and recruitment director Christopher Vivell after another disappointing stalemate with Leeds United. It proved his death knell.

Within 24 hours, the former Sporting manager had...