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.
Bruno Fernandes accuses Pep Guardiola of disrespect during Man Utd derby win
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has accused Pep Guardiola of disrespecting him in the Manchester derby. United midfielder Fernandes was caught on camera making a shushing gesture to City boss Guardiola in the second-half of the Reds' 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Fernandes claimed he made the gesture towards Guardiola, who was standing on the touchline, because the City boss was disrespectful to him. “I talked about [the incident] with some friends,” said Fernandes, who has excelled for United following his £46.6million move from Sporting Lisbon. “Some people think like, 'Pep won everything, who is Bruno to do this to him?' But I think it's about respect.
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