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 set tone by 'shushing' Pep Guardiola and telling team-mates to "be mad"
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes was always expected to make an impact at Manchester United - but few could have foreseen how he would transform the club.
The Portuguese playmaker has been integral to a shift in the Red Devils’ mentality and the formation of a team who mean business.
Whilst there have been bumps in the road, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have shown their character in abundance since the arrival of Fernandes.
And two incidents in the space of a week shortly after he arrived at the club underline exactly how the playmaker set the tone after his move from Sporting Lisbon.
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