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.
Donny van de Beek "knows that the pressure is on him" at Man Utd
dailystar.co.ukManchester United legend Ryan Giggs insists that Donny van de Beek will be under no illusion of the pressure on him. Van de Beek has not received the game time many were expecting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to hand the £37m arrival from Ajax.The Dutchman can play anywhere in midfield, but has still been made to wait for a run in the first team.It’s thought that Van de Beek’s preferred spot would be at no.
10, but Bruno Fernandes has nailed down the playmaker spot impeccably this season.And Giggs admits that the pressure is firmly on Van de Beek to ensure he makes Solskjaer reconsider whether he deserves a run in the starting XI. “The problem he’s got, he’s in the same position as Fernandes, that’s his favoured position,” Giggs told Stadium.
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