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.
Bernardo Silva explains Man City key to keeping Cristiano Ronaldo quiet against Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBernardo Silva believes Manchester City hold a key advantage as they look to keep Cristiano Ronaldo quiet against Manchester United tomorrow.
The two sides meet in the latest instalment of the derby at Old Trafford, with Ronaldo set to make his first United appearance in the fixture since 2009.
And he’ll find himself among some very familiar faces, with tomorrow’s clash having a very Portuguese feel to proceedings. As well as Ronaldo and Silva, fellow countrymen Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo could all feature, and speaking to ESPN Brazil this week, Silva feels City could benefit from their inside knowledge. “Knowing the players as well as we know Cristiano and Bruno, of course it helps a lot in the way we mark them, in
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