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 compared to Kevin De Bruyne after starring in Man Utd win over LASK
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes was compared to Kevin De Bruyne after starring in Manchester United's Europa League win over LASK. United romped to a 5-0 first-leg victory in Austria to effectively secure a quarter-final place, in a game played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Fernandes was instrumental to United's victory, pulling the strings in midfield throughout and setting up the equally impressive Odion Ighalo for the opening goal.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are on an 11-game unbeaten run having not lost with Fernandes in the team since the Portugal international joined in January.
And former United midfielder Owen Hargreaves said the 25-year-old was "on fire", likening him to Manchester City star De Bruyne , who has been one
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