Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Alan Shearer explains why Nemanja Matic deserves the same credit as Bruno Fernandes at Man Utd
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes continues to grab the limelight for Manchester United but his midfield colleague Nemanja Matic has been mentioned in the same breath by Alan Shearer.
The Portuguese international has hit the ground running at Old Trafford and helped inspire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. The Red Devils are in the midst of a lengthy unbeaten run and are targeting the top four.
But while Fernandes and Paul Pogba have been lauded for their efforts in attack, Shearer has highlighted the work done by Matic.
He said on Match of the Day: "The plaudits are going to Bruno Fernandes because he was the game-changer but I think someone who definitely deserves a mention is Nemanja Matic. "The way he sweeps up in front of the defence enables those two
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