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 sent a message to his Manchester United teammates as they renewed their top four hopes in the Premier League.
Having looked out of the race just a week ago following defeat to Everton, United clawed their way back into the reckoning for Champions League qualification with a 3-2 victory over Norwich.
The result came as both Tottenham and Arsenal lost, bringing United right back into the battle. Having made a disappointing return from the international break by dropping points against Leicester and Everton, United were made to work for their first win in three against the league’s bottom side.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick ensured they got themselves back in the race for fourth, having seen the Canaries claw their way back from 2-0 down to 2-2. ALSO READ: How the Manchester United dressing room reacted to stunning Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick The result comes as a timely boost, with United having looked set to end what has been a dismal season with a whimper after taking just a point from games against Leicester and Everton.
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