During the 2024/2025 season, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes reminded the world that he remains one of the best players in the Premier League.
Interestingly, Manchester City were interested in signing Fernandes in 2020, Pep Guardiola was not on board with his arrival and the Portuguese international’s signing was not considered a priority.
Furthermore, Bruno Fernandes’ pass completion rate was 73.7 per cent at the time, which was considered too low at the Etihad Stadium.
While the 30-year-old has arguably been Manchester United’s best signing since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013, he has naturally been compared to Manchester City’s midfielders over the past few years.
Troy Deeney believes Kevin De Bruyne is better than Bruno Fernandes
Notably, Fernandes was often pitted against Kevin De Bruyne during his time at City.
However, De Bruyne has lauded Fernandes in the past himself.
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Troy Deeney was quizzed on the Beast Mode Podcast about whether there is any player across world football who passed the ball better than the United talisman.
Deeney instantly replied: “Kevin De Bruyne.”
Bruno Fernandes stats compared to Kevin De Bruyne
Fernandes has raved about De Bruyne and ultimately, the Belgian is widely considered one of the best passers in the history of the game, which explains Troy Deeney’s claim.
De Bruyne has provided a staggering 292 assists in 662 matches for club and country, which shows how tremendous a creator he has been throughout his career.
Kevin De Bruyne waving.
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On the other hand, Fernandes has registered 179 assists in 660 career games.
The Manchester City legend has played just two more games than him and produced 113 more assists, which explains why many would perhaps consider him the better passer.