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' former manager accuses Man Utd of relying too much on superstar
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes' former manager Carlos Carvalhal has accused Manchester United of becoming too reliant on the Portuguese. Fernandes is the club’s top scorer and assister this season with 22 and 12 respectively, adding to his impressive totals from the second half of last term.
It is no secret that the Portugal international is the gel that holds United’s attack together, while his conversion record from the penalty spot is what has impressed so many.
But former Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday boss Carvalhal admits that the club have become too focussed on him, as shown by their recent dip in form. “I think it’s not good in any team in the world if you depend too much on one player, so this is not good of course,” he told talkSPORT. “Th
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