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.
A banner was unfurled long before kick-off in the Stretford End bearing the faces of Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, and Bryan Robson that read 'Standards'.
Cristiano Ronaldo raised them. Ronaldo deserves to be bracketed with Cantona, Keane and Robson, captains from United's 90s hegemony.
Many inside Old Trafford would approve if the Portuguese inherited the armband under new management. He leads by example. Ralf Rangnick stared stoicially when Bruno Fernandes equalised.
He rose and put his hands together for both of Ronaldo's goals. The 36-year-old's aura glistened so brightly under the floodlights Jadon Sancho, a budding number seven himself, executed Ronaldo's celebration in synchronicity.
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