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.
'He's a good man' - Manchester United fans react to wholesome Edinson Cavani farewell
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United beat Brentford 3-0 on Monday night thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.
But, as well as showcasing some of the best football that the team have played all season, the win acted as a 'farewell tour' for some of the club's faithful servants over the past few years.
Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata both started for United and received standing ovations as they left the pitch. Phil Jones also got some rare minutes coming on as a substitute in the second half.
One of the surprises of the night however was Edinson Cavani coming on as a substitute. The Uruguayan striker had been injured for weeks and only just returned to training but it seems like Ralf Rangnick wanted to give him the chance to say goodbye to the Old Trafford crowd in person. READ MORE:Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick makes Juan Mata admission after Brentford performance Cavani's exploits for United had earned him cult hero status last season and even his own song in the terraces of Old Trafford to the tune of Abba's 'Gimme Gimme Gimme'.
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