Thierry Henry has pinpointed the moment Bruno Fernandes 'killed' one of his teammates during Manchester United's victory over Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.
United have been flying in recent weeks and a lot of their success is down to the brilliance of the Portuguese midfielder. The 31-year-old was brilliant again against Aston Villa as he led his side to a crucial 3-1 victory.
Fernandes, now one of the favourites to win the PFA Player of the Year award, set up Casemiro's opener with a pinpoint corner before providing an exquisite pass for Matheus Cunha's strike.
His two assists now mean he has now recorded 16 assists in England's top tier in 2025/26. He needs to record five assists in his final eight matches of the season to break the record for the most Premier League assists in a single season.
Thierry Henry Shows Moment Fernandes 'Killed' Amad
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Fernandes has been widely praised for his performances in recent weeks and Thierry Henry has now eulogised about Man Utd's captain.
Speaking about the Poutuguese midfielder on Monday Night Football, Henry said: "If you can control the speed of your brain you’re going to be faster than anyone on the field and this is what this guy has in abundance.
"I’ve said it before, he doesn’t play football he thinks football. He did it so well again at the weekend. In the second half he was like the kid at school who’s better than everyone, he just got on the ball and passed it forward whenever he could.
"Something that people don’t often see with Bruno – because he’s so great on the ball – is his work ethic. He can walk around the pitch if he wants because he’s the best player but then he pops up defending."
Henry also highlighted the moment Fernandes 'killed' Amad for not giving him the ball with a few minutes of the match remaining.
Fernandes wanted Amad to pass the ball to him, but he found Manuel Ugarte instead. Ugarte then tried to pick Fernandes out, but his clipped ball over the top had too much pace on it and it was gathered by Emiliano Martinez. Fernandes then erupted at Amad as he made his feelings clear.
Watch Henry's analysis of Fernandes in full (Man Utd's captain berates Amad at 4:35)
Henry said: "He wanted the ball [off Amad Diallo], he wanted the ball. He gets the ball after but he’s flat-footed by that point.
"He wanted the ball from Amad Diallo, not Manuel Ugarte, and I wanted to show that because this is at 3-1 with just a few minutes to go.
"He killed Amad Diallo for at least seven seconds! That’s just him, he will argue with his Dad or with anyone but he still finds a way.
"Even when he wins he’s like that, he demands excellence from himself and his teammates. For me, that’s a real leader. Look at him, he’s still going at Amad! He didn’t like it.
"My name for him now is Braino Fernandes because this guy thinks on the pitch and I love it."
Incredible Bruno Fernandes Statistic Emerges After Man Utd 3-1 Aston Villa
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The Monday Night Football team shared an insane graphic which shows just how good Fernandes has been this season.
The graphic displayed every player that has created one chance or more in the Premier League this season. Of the 440+ players that have managed to do so, Fernandes is well clear of the rest, notching close to 100.
That's far more than the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Bukayo Saka, Florian Wirtz and Declan Rice, all of which are yet to break the 60 mark.
Henry and Jamie Carragher let out a little giggle when they saw how far Fernandes was in front of the rest.