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.
Former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe has claimed he's "still not sure" on Bruno Fernandes as he questions his exploits since arriving.
The Portuguese playmaker moved to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon just over a year ago. His impact has been widely praised with the 26-year-old regularly in the goals.
But United's recent struggles have seen the spotlight shone on Fernandes, who continues to struggle against the league's top sides.
Sharpe is keen to see United's star man step up in those games, but he is yet to do so and the three-time Premier League winner still has doubts. "Over the last few months I'm not really sure you could say Bruno Fernandes has performed in the big games," he exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the
Read more on mirror.co.uk