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.
Harry Maguire delivers defiant Man Utd title message despite West Brom draw
mirror.co.ukHarry Maguire insists Manchester United are still in the title race despite dropping more points at West Brom. Bruno Fernandes' strike cancelled out an early Mbaye Diagne header from the hosts as they slipped further behind Manchester City.
A run of two wins in their last six has seen a seven point gap emerge between United and their rivals. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claimed last week that his side should not be considered as contenders, but their skipper still maintains hope. "Of course we are (in the title race)," the centre-half told Sky Sports. "We have to go again and win the next one and then the next one." Maguire had a stoppage time header tipped onto the post by Baggies goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
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