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.
Arsene Wenger gives Manchester United explanation for Bruno Fernandes' form
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free He may have been Manchester United’s best player last season - by quite a long distance too - but Bruno Fernandes has still come under some scrutiny after the Reds lost the Europa League final to Villarreal on penalties.
The Portuguese international captained his side in the absence of the injured Harry Maguire in Gdansk, yet it’s fair to say that he didn’t look his usual creative self, and couldn’t make the difference for United as he so often does.
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has had his say on why he thinks that is: “I personally feel that he finished the season on his knees, and he missed the spark,” he told beIN
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