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' arrival allowed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to make important Manchester United change
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Premier League’s return is edging closer with most teams now back and participating in some form of training. From a Manchester United point of view, this is good news as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men remain in a crucial battle to secure Champions League football back at Old Trafford next season.
As things stand, United sit in fifth position, three points behind Chelsea in fourth and two points clear of Wolverhampton Wanderers in sixth.
Finishing fifth would see United qualify for the Champions League due to the European ban currently imposed on Manchester City, although United’s crosstown rivals are looking to appeal the ban next month at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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