PSG's Vitinha names Bruno Fernandes among football's elite midfielders, putting him on a pedestal alongside some incredible company.
Truth be told, the recent performances of Manchester United players have certainly dipped of late.
Kobbie Mainoo hasn't reached the heights he first did when he came back into the side, whilst Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo have struggled in the last few games now.
Matheus Cunha has been fairly hit and miss, whilst Benjamin Sesko has been excellent, though mostly off the bench (not his fault).
One player above all who is starting every week and has not let his level drop is the skipper, Bruno Fernandes. He was once again excellent in the defeat to Newcastle United on Wednesday night, assisting Casemiro's goal and creating two other big chances for teammates, which were unfortunately not taken.
Over a number of years now, Fernandes has developed a reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world. His reputation right now appears to be higher than it maybe ever has been.
This was only furthered by recent comments from PSG's midfielder, Vitinha, who, when asked about the best midfielders in the world, had this to say: "I would say Pedri is at the top of the list. He is magical; it is spectacular to see him play. When you play against him, you understand him even better.
Top 3? I would go with Joao Neves and Bruno Fernandes. They are both on either side of Pedri and me. So I don't have a top three but a top four."
Having a top four seems fair - Mount Rushmore and all of that. Some high praise from Vitinha for United's number eight. Sure, you can say, well, they're international teammates. But so are the likes of Ruben Neves and Bernardo Silva, and he didn't go with them.
This season, Fernandes leads the way in the Premier League both for assists (14) and big chances created. He is six ahead of anyone else in the former category, and seven ahead of anyone else in the latter category.
All of this despite having played deeper in a double pivot under Ruben Amorim for much of the season. Imagine what his numbers may look like if he had been playing as a number ten all season. Imagine his numbers if he had been playing with a confident and firing Benjamin Sesko all season.
The Premier League assist record for a single season is 20. So, the Portuguese playmaker needs six assists to match that, and seven to beat it in nine games. Tough, very tough, but doable.