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 names the one player Manchester United 'look stale' without
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Alan Shearer believes Manchester United "look stale" in attack without Bruno Fernandes to call upon.
The midfielder was only on the bench for United's FA Cup game against Leicester City on Sunday and was sent on by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with 35 minutes left in order to try and find a way back into the contest with his side 2-1 down.
Despite forcing a fine save from Kasper Schmeichel from a free-kick, Fernandes was unable to inspire a comeback as United suffered a 3-1 defeat to exit the competition at the quarter-final stage.
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