Bruno Fernandes breaks David Beckham's 26-year Man United record in Aston Villa win

Bruno Fernandes broke a 26-year Manchester United record held by David Beckham with his two assists in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.

His second, which was finished by Matheus Cunha, took him to 16 for the campaign -- the most for United in a single Premier League season.

It moved him past Beckham's previous club record of 15, which he set in 1999-00.

The Portugal midfielder also brought up 100 assists for United in all competitions, a fruitful return since moving to Old Trafford in 2020.

""I'm more proud and pleased because I did it serving my teammates. Giving joy to the others is also very good," Fernandes said to Sky Sports.

"When you play in the position I play, I'm very happy I can help them to score and be happy in that moment.

"It's a huge achievement for me, but the main achievement would be in the top spot at the end of the season," the 31-year-old concluded.

Fernandes has eight top-flight games remaining this term to catch the league record of 20 assists in a season, held jointly by Thierry Henry in 2002-03 and Kevin De Bruyne in 2019-20.