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 in spotlight, Telles on debut
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeHere are the latest Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, November 22. Paul Scholes identifies Bruno Fernandes problem for Manchester UnitedManchester United are over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes, according to Paul Scholes.
The Portuguese international proved the difference during United’s hard-fought 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Fernandes converted a penalty and was a threat throughout, and that has seen Scholes suggest the club are too reliant on the midfielder. "It was an ugly win.
Hopefully, that will give them a bit of confidence," Scholes said on BT Sport."You do wonder where Man United would be without Fernandes.
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