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 goes out of his way to contradict Roy Keane criticism of him at Man Utd
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes appeared to go out of his way to contradict Roy Keane's criticism of him in Manchester United's draw with Everton this weekend.
The Irishman is a big fan of Fernandes, but suggested a few months back that the talented midfielder has a tendency to go missing in big games.
He said it is because of this that Fernandes cannot be compared to Eric Cantona. Keane said on Sky Sports: "You know Fernandes has had great praise and over the past few months people have been comparing him to Cantona etc. "But Cantona - Fernandes didn't really do much tonight.
The top players turn up in the big occasions. That's what the Cantonas used to do, get their hands on trophies. And that's where this team is a little bit short. "They probably
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