Michael Carrick believes Bruno Fernandes should be in the mix for the Premier League player of the year award after his 19th assist of the season helped Manchester United to a 2-1 win over Brentford that put them on the brink of qualification for the Champions League.Fernandes is now one shy of the Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season, jointly held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry, after setting up Benjamin Sesko for United's second of the night.The Portuguese playmaker was

Michael Carrick believes Bruno Fernandes should be in the mix for the Premier League player of the year award after his 19th assist of the season helped Manchester United to a 2-1 win over Brentford that put them on the brink of qualification for the Champions League.Fernandes is now one shy of the Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season, jointly held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry, after setting up Benjamin Sesko for United's second of the night.The Portuguese playmaker was also involved in the first, with Harry Maguire heading his corner back across goal for Casemiro to nod in, and the win means United need only two points from their remaining four league games to secure a return to Europe's top competition.