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Fernandes sets ambitious Ronaldo & Rooney-related targets

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has declared his ambition to replicate the trophy-laden careers of club legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Speaking after being named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year, the Portuguese playmaker admitted that his passionate and often transparent emotional style is a fundamental part of his leadership at Old Trafford.

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League Cup, fixtures & results

Saturday 6 September
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Kawasaki Frontale
KWF
3
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Urawa Red Diamonds
URD
2
FT
agg 4 - 3
Tuesday 7 October
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KWF
3
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Kashiwa Reysol
KAR
1
FT
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Yokohama FC
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0
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2
FT
Saturday 11 October
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SHI
2
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1
FT
agg 4 - 1
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KAR
4
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1
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agg 5 - 4
Friday 31 October
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1
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3
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Standings

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Arsenal crestArsenal36247568264279
W
W
W
L
L
2Manchester City crestManchester City36238575324377
W
W
D
W
W
3Manchester United crestManchester United361811763481565
D
W
W
W
L
4Liverpool crestLiverpool361781160481259
D
L
W
W
W
5Aston Villa crestAston Villa36178115046459
D
L
L
W
D
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Frequently asked questions

Manchester United and Liverpool both have 20 top-flight league titles to their name, and are the most successful sides in English history for league wins. With Liverpool securing their second Premier League in the 2024-25 season, they've won two in the Premier League era and 18 prior to its creation. By contrast, Manchester United have won 13 Premier League titles and seven before the league's inception, last winning a Premier League title at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.

The Premier League in its current format has 20 teams. The first-ever season of the Premier League era in 1992-93 featured 22 teams, which was then reduced to 20 teams ahead of the 1995-96 season.

Garath Barry leads the way with 653 appearances for four different clubs: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. James Milner is second with 637, winning PL titles with both Manchester City and Liverpool. He is still playing with Brighton, so could surpass Barry if he carries on. Third is Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, with 632 appearances.

Jimmy Greaves, widely regarded as the most prolific English goalscorer ever, but Alan Shearer is the Premier League's top scorer of all time, with 260 goals across a famed career for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history. Giggs spent his entire career at Old Trafford, making 672 appearances and registering 162 assists between 1991 and 2014.

Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri is the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League. Nwaneri was just 15 days and 181 days old when he made his debut for the Gunners against Brentford in the 2022-23 season.

Stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona, Steven Gerrard, Dennis Bergkamp, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah (still playing) have all featured in the Premier League era.

Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp, and Arsene Wenger are among the most famous managers to have taken charge of a Premier League club.

Manchester United's Old Trafford is the biggest stadium in the league with a capacity of 74,310.