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.
Fred’s team-mates are taking great pleasure in trolling the midfielder following his winner for Manchester United against Crystal Palace.
The Brazilian scored the only goal at Old Trafford as United got life under Ralf Rangnick off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win.
Having been held for over 75 minutes, the hosts finally struck when Fred superbly curled the ball home from the edge of the box, having received Mason Greenwood’s lay-off.
Not only did the identity of the first goalscorer in the Rangnick reign take most by surprise, but it was the manner in which he did it that came as a shock, with the midfielder taking the chance on his less-favoured right foot.
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