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.
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville admitted that the current crop of midfielders at Old Trafford are not the best to play for the side, but lauded their hunger to succeed.
United outclassed rivals Manchester City with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay.
Though City dominated the ball with 73% possession, they rarely troubled United thanks partly to the tireless work of the Red Devils' men in the middle of the park.
Bruno Fernandes has grabbed the headlines in recent weeks after a run of excellent performances since joining from Sporting in a £47m January move.
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