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 responds to comparisons with Man Utd legend Eric Cantona
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has played down comparisons with Man Utd legend Eric Cantona and insists he still has a long way to go before they can be considered in the same breath.
Several of United's great treble-winning side of 1999 have praised Fernandes since his arrival at Old Trafford. When asked last month who he could compare Fernandes' impact to, Phil Neville told : "Cantona? [Wayne] Rooney when he came in?
You talk about the great Manchester United players that have been brought in, Cantona probably had the biggest influence of all-time. “You think now that United have gone a long time without winning a league title, at the moment he's [Fernandes] lit up the whole place." Ryan Giggs credited Fernandes for "giving everyone a lift" while
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