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 evening headlines as Bruno Fernandes responds to Eric Cantona comparisons
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Saturday August 15.Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes has responded to recent comparisons with club legend Eric Cantona.The Portuguese attacking midfielder has hit the ground running and admits that being compared to Cantona is highly flattering.
Speaking ahead of United’s semi-final with Sevilla, Fernandes also noted his focus on the task in hand this weekend."It's really good to listen to them talking about those names… but really, for me, Cantona was an amazing player for the club.
I need to do much, much, much better to be compared with him. I'm really happy for what I did; I'm not satisfied."Like the coach said, for me, to come to Manchester is about.
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