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 what he must do to be considered as Man Utd's new Eric Cantona
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has been told he is still some way off matching up to Eric Cantona's hero status at Man Utd. Like the arrival of Cantona from Leeds, the Portuguese midfielder made an immediate impact following his move to Old Trafford.
He currently tops United's scoring charts this season with 21 in all competitions, as well as 11 assists, and has swiftly become their most-important player.
But Cantona's former United teammate Steve Bruce believes Fernandes still has a lot to prove before he can be measured alongside King Eric. "What you have to judge people on over a period of time is what they've won.
Certainly, Eric for us, was the catalyst to go and win things," Newcastle boss Bruce said ahead of his side's trip to United on Sunday. "
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