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's Burnley nightmare and how Bruno Fernandes silenced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sack fears
mirror.co.ukManchester United face off against Burnley on Sunday afternoon in an attempt to tighten their grip on second place in the Premier League table.
The Red Devils go into the match knowing they could go 10 points clear of third-placed Leicester City, with just six games to play after Sunday's encounter.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has United playing their best football at the moment, having seen them go through to the semi-finals of the Europa League earlier in the week.
Just over a year ago, however, the Norwegian boss was on the brink after a dire performance against Sunday's opponents. United lost 2-0 at home against Burnley in January 2020 to leave them fifth in the table.
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