On Monday, our talismanic club captain was shortlisted for the prize alongside Arsenal's Max Dowman, Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon, Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison and West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Fernandes was recognised followed his superb showing against Aston Villa at the weekend, in which he set up goals for Casemiro and Matheus Cunha.
That took Bruno’s Premier League assists tally for the season to 16, beating Sir David Beckham's club record of 15 from the 1999/2000 campaign. It also moved him onto 100 assists across all competitions – another remarkable achievement.