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.
Cristiano Ronaldo record proves how much of a nightmare Man Utd are without him
dailystar.co.ukManchester United failed to secure victory in a must-win game against Leicester City on Saturday, as they lacked firepower in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo.Their 37-year-old star was deemed unwell by the club doctor and was absent during a 1-1 draw against Leicester at Old Trafford, as Bruno Fernandes failed to step up in the 'false-nine' role.
The draw now means that they could slip even further behind Arsenal and Tottenham in the race for the top four.But their failure to win came as no surprise as Ronaldo wasn't included in the matchday squad.
And their record without the five-time Ballon d'Or winner proves just how vital he is.It's an understatement to say that United have endured a nightmare season, and the blame has been shared as fans try to work out exactly what has gone wrong for the Red Devils.
Ronaldo is one of the squad members that has been targeted this season as many started to turn on the Portuguese star, but a damning stat proves that he is certainly not the problem.United are still yet to win a Premier League game in which Ronaldo has now started, and they have only managed one win without him across all competitions.
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