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.
Challenge issued to '£100m' Manchester United star Anthony Martial
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves believes Anthony Martial 'looked like a £100million player' against Copenhagen but has challenged the Manchester United striker to show his talent on a more consistent basis.The Frenchman has enjoyed his best goal-scoring season at Old Trafford to date with 23 goals in all competitions as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's number nine.After Romelu Lukaku was sold to Inter Milan this summer, Martial has stepped up after regaining his favoured shirt number, leading United's attack across four competitions.In a tight match against Copenhagen, the 25-year-old drew the decisive penalty that Bruno Fernandes stepped up to convert to seal a place in the Europa League semi-final.Martial has won United's last three.
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