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 pinpoints reason behind Luke Shaw improvement at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes believes the arrival of Alex Telles in the summer transfer window prompted Luke Shaw's vast improvement for Manchester United this season.
After years of struggling to realise his potential following his £30million move to United in 2014, Shaw is in the form of his career.
The left-back won United's Player of the Month award for February, a month which saw him notch four assists and two clean-sheets.
Fernandes believes the added competition from summer signing Telles has driven Shaw to improve. “I think Luke deserves it," Fernandes told club media. "He’s been playing really, really well in the last few months.
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