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 have put Donny van de Beek on the same training programme they put Bruno Fernandes on when he signed. The Dutchman joined from Ajax in the summer in a deal worth up to £40m.And he has impressed since his arrival, both on the pitch and in training.
Van de Beek is incredibly versatile and can operate across multiple positions in midfield, though Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has avoided using him from the start too often.
The 23-year-old has been left on the bench for all three Premier League matches so far this term.He has started both Carabao Cup games and United officials have been happy with his level in training.
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