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.
Brighton manager Graham Potter accuses Manchester United players over controversial red card
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBrighton boss Graham Potter said referee Peter Bankes and VAR Jarred Gillett should be stronger after being pressurised by Manchester United's players over Lewis Dunk's controversial red card.
Dunk was shown a yellow card by Bankes after he pulled Anthony Elanga back early in the second half at Old Trafford, when the winger had stolen possession and was through on goal.
While Elanga was clear of Dunk the Seagulls had Adam Webster coming across on the cover and that convinced Bankes to only hand out a yellow card initially.
But United's players reacted furiously to the decision, with Bruno Fernandes booked for the scale of his protests. While the home players surrounded Bankes and delayed the taking of the free-kick, Gillett advised the official to check the monitor.
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