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.
Graeme Souness on what Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes is lacking in Man City comparison
dailystar.co.ukGraeme Souness says Bruno Fernandes must show the same consistency Bernardo Silva has displayed over several seasons if he is to become a Manchester United success story.
Manchester United and Manchester City go head to head at Old Trafford this afternoon with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s January signing facing a tough test up against the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Silva.
Souness has been impressed with Silva’s role in City’s title success since his 2017 switch from Monaco. The former Liverpool player reckons Fernandes ‘lacks an extra yard of pace’ but possesses all the natural ability that’s needed to succeed in the Premier League. “If Bruno Fernandes proves as successful a signing for Manchester United as Bernardo Silva has at
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