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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Gary Neville told Sky Sports' Monday Night Football that he expects Manchester United to challenge Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title this season.
However, he concedes they'll need to find 16 or 17 extra points to get over the line. United could not capitalise on an excellent start against Leeds United, as they played out an uninspired 1-1 draw against Southampton on Sunday.
The match was mired in controversy, with large swathes of the United fanbase convinced that Bruno Fernandes was fouled in the build-up to Fred's own goal.
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