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 'having same impact' at Man Utd as Eric Cantona and Robin van Persie
dailystar.co.ukManchester United legend Ryan Giggs believes the impact of Bruno Fernandes at Old Trafford is similar to that of Eric Cantona and Robin van Persie.
Fernandes headed to Old Trafford in January from Sporting Lisbon and had impressed before the Premier League was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fernandes scored two Premier League goals as well as laying on three assists in just five matches. And Giggs believes the Portuguese star can go on to reinvigorate the Red Devils as Van Persie and Cantona have done in the past. “It was a shame we had to pause the season because we were flying,” Giggs said. “Ole started his management with United flying, then had a tough spell, and then we were on a good run.
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