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.
Fred explains how Alex Telles has reacted to Manchester United left-back battle with Luke Shaw
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeFred and Bruno Fernandes have spoken with Alex Telles about his adaptation at Manchester United after struggling for first-team minutes.
The Brazilian left-back signed for United in the summer but has only started six Premier League matches this season. Luke Shaw 's resurgence had made minutes hard to come by for the 28-year-old, who hasn't played in the league since United's 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United in January.
Fred, himself, struggled for consistency and opportunities in his first campaign at United but has since grown into a first-team regular.
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