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.
Manchester United visit Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday night. This fixture between the two sides was originally scheduled to be played in early December but the game was postponed following a Covid-19 outbreak at United.
This match will also be United's first game at the newly-built Community Stadium in London. While United have been underwhelming this season, they looked bright against Aston Villa on Saturday evening, however, after taking a two-goal lead thanks to Bruno Fernandes' brace, United dramatically capitulated and the points were shared.
That means Ralf Rangnick's side are yet to win a Premier League game since the New Year with their last win coming against Burnley.
Brentford have exceeded expectations this season, but Thomas Frank's side head into his match on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Liverpool.
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