Fernandes eyes United record as Manchester United travel to Everton
A goal or assist on Sunday would reportedly take Bruno Fernandes beyond David Beckham and Ryan Giggs for Manchester United’s most Premier League goal contributions against Everton.
Manchester United will travel to face Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, with Bruno Fernandes approaching a club record in the fixture.
Fernandes has scored six goals and provided five assists in 13 matches against Everton. According to Yahoo Sports, another goal contribution would move him beyond David Beckham and Ryan Giggs, who are each credited with 11 against the club.
The potential milestone follows Fernandes’ reported hat-trick and assist against Ipswich Town in United’s previous match. The record remains conditional on him scoring or assisting at Everton.
The fixture will also mark Michael Carrick’s 20th Premier League match in his second spell as Manchester United head coach. Yahoo Sports reports that Carrick has collected 42 points in his first 20 league matches in this spell, with 45 points the benchmark reached by only five managers in the cited comparison.
United’s recent record against Everton offers further context. They have won six of their last eight Premier League meetings, keeping clean sheets in five of those victories.
The clubs have met 217 times in all competitions, with Manchester United winning 97, Everton 72 and 48 matches drawn, according to the supplied figures.
