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's new Man Utd role increases clamour for first Premier League start
mirror.co.ukDonny van de Beek has played his way into contention for a first Premier League start for Manchester United this weekend. Van de Beek, a £40million summer signing from Ajax, has had to be patient since joining United, restricted to starts in the Champions League, EFL Cup and cameo roles in the league.
But Van de Beek's impressive midfield display in United's 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday has provoked a clamour for the Dutch international to start at Southampton on Sunday.
Former United defender Rio Ferdinand urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to give Van de Beek more game time, while another ex-Red, Owen Hargreaves, described the 23-year-old's display as “close to perfect”.
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