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 gesture to Pep Guardiola shows how Manchester United have improved
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes usually puts his hands to his ears but this time pressed his finger against his lips. Pep Guardiola was trying to rile him in the 85th minute and the Manchester United midfielder simply smiled and requested silence.
At City, they insist there was never any interest in Fernandes; another Portuguese tell-tale conjured up out of thin air. Anthony Martial plucked Fernandes's free-kick out of thin air and the Frenchman pressed his finger to his lips in front of the K Stand in the 30th minute.
When Fernandes's number was up on 88 minutes, he passed Guardiola and all the City coach could hear was 'Bruno, Bruno, Bruno'.
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