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.
Ighalo in, Fernandes out - Manchester United predicted XI vs Derby in FA Cup
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer could be forced to change his Manchester United team when they take on Derby in the FA Cup. Aaron Wan-Bissaka will be assessed on a back problem he picked up against Everton in the Premier League at the weekend, while Daniel James is set to miss out again.
Solskjaer can also use the opportunity to rotate his side ahead of the Manchester Derby on Sunday, which means Bruno Fernandes might be rested after his electric start to life at Old Trafford.
If Fernandes dropped to the bench, he would allow Scott McTominay to continue his return from injury and get some much-needed minutes under his belt.
Fred - another player who has played a lot recently - is likely to play and provide the energy in midfield, while Nemanja Matic
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