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 hits back at Manchester United critics following Chelsea defeat
manchestereveningnews.co.uk3-1 loss to Frank Lampard's side and saw their hopes of winning the competition dashed by Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount strikes coupled with a Harry Maguire own goal.
Only a Fernandes penalty late on offered Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men any consolation and they will now focus on their top four battle.
United face West Ham on Wednesday evening in a vital game for their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. And Fernandes - who tasted defeat for the first time ever in a United shirt in the Wembley semi-final - has urged his teammates to refocus.
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