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 pinpoints how Man Utd saved their season and credits team-mate
dailystar.co.ukManchester United midfielder Fred has revealed how the side rallied together more after the arrival of Bruno Fernandes following an upturn in form.
The Red Devils endured their worst start to a Premier League season at the start of the 2019/20 campaign, taking just 10 points from their first nine matches.
However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed to turn things around as the year wore on, helping United back up to fifth before the coronavirus outbreak, just three points behind Chelsea in fourth.
Brazilian midfielder Fred symbolises United’s complete U-turn in form, resurrecting his Old Trafford career from being a flop in his debut season to an integral part of Solskjaer’s set up.
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