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.
Man Utd acquired local bragging rights with a narrow win over rivals Man City in the derby on Sunday. City goalkeeper Ederson allowed Anthony Martial's shot to squeeze past him at the near post, after Bruno Fernandes' clever free-kick had teed up the Frenchman.
Fernandes lifted the ball over two City defenders for Martial to volley home and give United the lead on 30 minutes. Martial almost added another in the second half, when Ederson miscontrolled in front of goal, only to recover with a last-ditch tackle.
Sergio Aguero then had a goal ruled out for offside by VAR as City pressed for an equaliser. But United never looked like surrendering their lead, and another mistake from Ederson allowed Scott McTominay to seal the points at the
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