"Obviously, the other two names you said have been considered by people as the greatest of the Premier League," he stressed.
"Thierry Henry is probably the player that comes up there with Cristiano Ronaldo most of the time, and Kevin, everyone knows what he’s achieved, how much he gave to the Premier League and how good he was.
"I’m very grateful to be up there with these kinds of players.”
MOST ASSISTS IN A PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON
20: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City - 2019/20), Thierry Henry (Arsenal - 2002/03)
19: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal - 2015/16)
18: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City - 2016/17), Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea - 2014/15), Frank Lampard (Chelsea - 2004/05) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - 2024/25)
17: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal - 2007/08)
Stats courtesy of Opta.
Read the Bruno Fernandes interview in full in United Review, the official matchday programme.