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.
Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes has admitted he would love to speak to Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson about how to improve his game.
The Portuguese playmaker has been a revelation since arriving at United in January 2020, managing 28 goals and 16 assists in all competitions this season — more than any other player from a Premier League club.
He has become a leader for United and his close relationship with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been well documented. But Fernandes has revealed he regrets having not yet picked the brains of 13-time league-winning manager Ferguson, who is a director at United these days.
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