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 adds extra importance to Manchester United win vs Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxBruno Fernandes believes Manchester United must defeat Manchester City to help supporters forget about their mid-week defeat to RB Leipzig and subsequent exit from the Champions League.United needed a point against the Bundesliga side to secure their place in the last 16 of the competition but crashed out despite a late comeback in Germany.
Fernandes publicly apologised to fans for United's failure to qualify from their group, stating the team needs to improve their performances at such a big club.
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