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 wouldn't have started for Man Utd under Sir Alex Ferguson
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes would've had to settle for a spot on the bench if he played for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, claims former Red Devil Eric Djemba-Djemba.
The Portuguese star's arrival at Old Trafford has coincided with a huge upturn in form. Much of that has been credited to his performances on the pitch and his personality off it.
But Djemba-Djemba doesn't believe he, nor team-mate Paul Pogba, would've merited a starting berth ahead of Roy Keane or Paul Scholes.
He told when asked whether United's current midfielders would have watched from the bench under Ferguson: “For sure! Fernandes and Pogba would definitely have been on the bench behind [Roy] Keane and [Paul] Scholes. “Those two were amazing together.
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