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.
Luke Shaw identifies Bruno Fernandes impact as motivation for 'hurt' Man Utd
mirror.co.ukLuke Shaw has identified how new signings can motivate the squad - like Bruno Fernandes did when he joined Manchester United.
Prior to the international break, the Red Devils were thrashed by Tottenham at Old Trafford in a 6-1 result. It topped off a shoddy start to the season, where United were also beaten by Crystal Palace.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come under serious fire amid reports Mauricio Pochettino has been sounded out over joining. But the Norweigan is not the only one to be criticised, with several players also under the microscope.
Among them include Harry Maguire, Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw - but the latter has insisted good times on the horizon. And it is down to a busy deadline day, that saw three players join.
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