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.
Gary Lineker hits back at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tackling comments after Man United draw
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Gary Lineker has defended the decision to not disallow Southampton's goal against Manchester United and hit back at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's post-match remarks.
The United boss was incredulous in his post-match interview following the final whistle after Bruno Fernandes appeared to have been fouled in the build-up to Southampton's goal.
But Craig Pawson did not award a free-kick in accordance with new Premier League laws that encourage lighter-touch officiating.
VAR also did not overrule the decision despite protests from the United bench and players on the field. After the game Solskjaer hit-out at the decision and
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