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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Cristiano Ronaldo has demanded that Manchester United react immediately after falling to a third defeat in four games against Aston Villa.
United struggled to create any real clear-cut chances against Villa at Old Trafford, as defender Kourtney Hause headed in an 88th minute corner to give the visitors all three points.
The home side had the chance to snatch a draw in injury time when they were awarded a penalty for handball, but Bruno Fernandes smashed the ball well over the bar after assuming spot-kick duties despite Ronaldo being on the pitch.
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