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.
David de Gea sends injury message after Manchester United win vs Southampton
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea lauded his Manchester United teammates for fighting back to beat Southampton on Sunday afternoon as he vowed to be 'back soon' after his half-time withdrawal through injury.
De Gea was replaced at the break by Dean Henderson with United trailing 2-0 at St Mary's, though another second-half substitute in Edinson Cavani turned the game on its head.
After De Gea had failed to keep out efforts from Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse, Cavani bagged a brace following a Bruno Fernandes goal, to set United en route to a vital victory.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed after the game that De Gea would have a scan on his injured knee, updating the media on his injury concerns.
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