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 praises Manchester United duo Fred and Scott McTominay vs Leeds
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United's midfield quartet were showered with praise by Alan Shearer for their role in the 5-1 thrashing of Leeds.
Bruno Fernandes scored his first hat-trick for the club while Paul Pogba racked up four assists in the game as United waltzed to the top of the league on the opening weekend of the new season.
Fred and Scott McTominay were also prominent in the win, with the Brazilian adding to Mason Greenwood's strike to round off the thumping.
But despite the big win and five goals scored, former Newcastle striker Shearer was full of praise for the more defensive duo often dubbed as 'McFred' by fans.
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