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 explains how he is using Andres Iniesta as inspiration for Man Utd role
dailystar.co.ukManchester United ace Bruno Fernandes insists he is striving to emulate Andres Iniesta at Old Trafford because the Barcelona legend is “a mix between an eight and a 10”.
Fernandes, 25, has hit the ground running since completing a £68m move to United from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.
The Portuguese midfielder has registered three goals and four assists in his first nine appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, who are yet to suffer defeat since he’s been in their ranks.
And in an interview for United’s official website, Fernandes identified Iniesta as the player he has modelled his game on. “The one I liked to watch and follow was Iniesta, because Iniesta is a mix between an eight and a 10,” he said. “It is a way I
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