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 told he was right to silence Pep Guardiola with finger to his lips
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes was right to silence Pep Guardiola with a finger to his lips in the Manchester derby. That's the opinion of Paul Ince, who says the gesture did a great job of winning over the Manchester United fans and showed the midfielder has "character".
Fernandes engaged in an angry exchange with Manchester City manager Guardiola late on in the Red Devils' 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.
The former Sporting Lisbon star ended the verbal spat by putting a finger to his lips. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised the Portuguese for showing character following the derby, and former United captain Ince is in full agreement with the Norwegian. "He's doing everything right at the moment, including the 'shh' gesture to Pep Guardiola, which was always
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