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 equal Premier League record after Aston Villa victory
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxManchester United have equalled the Premier League's all-time record for penalties given in a single season.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side continued their impressive run of form with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Despite an even start at Villa Park, the hosts fell behind when Bruno Fernandes converted from the penalty spot. Fernandes was felled by Ezri Konsa after spinning just inside the box, and Jonathan Moss pointed to the spot-kick after a VAR review.As a result of the awarding of the penalty, United have now been awarded the joint highest number of penalties over a 38-game season in Premier League history.
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