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.
Manchester United play Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. United failed to record a win in the league throughout November but they got off to the perfect start in December by beating Arsenal 3-2 on Thursday night.
Bruno Fernandes brought United level in that match and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace. Ralf Rangnick was appointed as United's interim manager earlier this week but he was in the stands as United beat Arsenal.
The German addressed the media as the Reds' interim boss for the first time on Friday morning and he outlined his vision and philosophy while he also refused to rule out the possibility of staying on as manager beyond the end of the season.
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