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.
Manchester United winger Antony has received praise from Jadon Sancho, David de Gea and Harry Maguire for his performance in the victory over Nottingham Forest.
The Brazilian broke his league goal drought, which stretched back to October, just after the half hour mark tapping home from close range after Anthony Martial's shot was parried by Keylor Navas.
United continued to pour on the pressure with Bruno Fernandes continually thwarted by Forest's 'keeper. However, with less than 15 minutes to go, the Brazilian had a hand in the goal that sealed the contest.
A smart run from Antony led to him picking out the run of Diogo Dalot who smartly finished into the bottom corner. ALSO READ: Antony responds to Ten Hag demand vs Forest United's victory saw them move up to third in the Premier League thanks to Newcastle's defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.
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