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.
Christian Eriksen names his strongest position for Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United summer signing Christian Eriksen has opened up on the start of the season under Erik ten Hag, admitting that the team were 'searching' for a period of time.
Ten Hag's new side endured a nightmare start to the campaign, losing their opening two matches against Brighton and Brentford.
However, after an upturn in form, United have gone on to win their last four successive Premier League matches. They also recorded their first Europa League win of the season with a 2-0 triumph over Sheriff last week, after losing their group stage opener 1-0 at home to Real Sociedad amid a controversial penalty decision. ALSO READ: Bruno Fernandes responds to claims his form dips when Cristiano Ronaldo is in team Eriksen has played an important role in a much-improved United side, starting in all eight of the club's opening matches.
Since his arrival at Old Trafford from Brentford in the summer, the 30-year-old Dane has been utilised in a number of different role, including as a centre forward and more recently a deep-lying midfielder.
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