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' Man Utd weakness exposed by "ridiculous" Kalvin Phillips
mirror.co.ukManchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes had one of his biggest weaknesses exposed by Leeds ' Kalvin Phillips on Sunday, believes Stephen Warnock.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's high-flying Red Devils were held to a goalless draw by Marcelo Bielsa's side at Elland Road on Sunday.
Second-placed United virtually guaranteed a spot in next year's Champions League with the draw, considering they're 12 points ahead of fifth-placed West Ham with just five games remaining.
While the match was, perhaps, devoid of too much excitement, it did offer up and exciting match-up between Fernandes and Phillips in the middle of the park, one which Warnock believes the Englishman shone in.
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