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 "dented Paul Pogba's ego" with superb Man Utd displays
mirror.co.ukFormer Manchester United defender Paul Parker believes Bruno Fernandes' wonderful displays since arriving at Old Trafford have helped bring the best out of Paul Pogba.
Fernandes has been a revelation since joining from Sporting Lisbon last year, and has scored 11 goals and created seven assists in the Premier League so far this season.
Meanwhile, despite a quiet start to the campaign Pogba has improved hugely recently, and scored a crucial winner in the 2-1 victory against Fulham on Wednesday to fire United back to the top of the table.
Speaking in an interview with Eurosport, Parker stated his belief that Pogba will have had his ego bruised by Fernandes - and for that reason has upped his game recently. "In 2020 he was been playing
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