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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes applauds after the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. Martin Rickett/PA Wire/dpa
Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League assist record for a single season as Manchester United wrapped up third spot with Sunday’s entertaining 3-2 victory against Nottingham Forest.
The 31-year-old has sparkled since turning down overtures from Saudi Arabia last summer, helping the Red Devils return to the Champions League and winning the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award in the process.
Fernandes capped a wonderful campaign by setting up Bryan Mbeumo in Sunday’s five-goal thriller as he equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a single campaign shared by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry.
It was a memorable final home game of the season for United, who celebrated the news Michael Carrick would be staying on as head coach and Casemiro’s career in his final Old Trafford appearance.
Sunderland comeback keeps European hopes
Late goals from Enzo Le Fee and Wilson Isidor kept alive Sunderland’s chances of European football as they came from behind to beat Everton 3-1 and ruin Toffees captain Seamus Coleman’s final appearance at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Frenchman Le Fee, who had previously scored at the ground in the Black Cats’ FA Cup victory in January, also provided the assist for Brian Brobbey as the visitors staged a second-half rally.
Isidor’s goal in added time provided more gloss to a 45-minute performance which saw them leapfrog their opponents into ninth in the table.
That may be enough, with successful results for all England’s European finalists, to earn a UEFA Conference League spot but eighth will definitely get them in and as they are only two points behind Brighton in seventh the hope remains ahead of next weekend’s visit of Chelsea.
Brighton's hopes of European football next season suffered a blow in a 1-0 defeat to Leeds.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin pounced on a mistake by Brighton defender Paul van Hecke in the sixth minute of added time to snatch victory for Leeds, who climbed up to 13th place in the Premier League table.
Ouattara grabs late draw for Brentford
Dango Ouattara’s late equalizer snatched a 2-2 draw for Brentford against Crystal Palace to keep their European dream alive.
Ouattara, who had earlier scored the luckiest goal of the season to cancel out Ismaila Sarr’s penalty, struck at the death after Adam Wharton had finally opened his goal account for Palace.
England midfielder Wharton had not managed to find the net in his previous 93 appearances for the Eagles, since joining from Blackburn more than two years ago.
But when the 22-year-old took aim from 20 yards early in the second half at the Gtech Stadium, he got his reward at last.
However, with just two minutes remaining Ouattara secured a point for the Bees, who remain in the hunt for Europe for the first time in their history.
Elsewhere, Fulham were held to a draw at relegated Wolves.
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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes (L) and Nottingham Forest's Ibrahim Sangare battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. Martin Rickett/PA Wire/dpa
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