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 fans are excited to see how the team performs in a new formation against Everton in the Premier League . Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to his side as he looks to end United's dismal recent record at Goodison Park.
Daniel James drops out of the squad entirely due to injury with Anthony Martial returning to the starting XI to partner Mason Greenwood in attack.
Bruno Fernandes is set to operate behind the front two with Scott McTominay, Fred and Nemanja Matic providing support behind in what looks to be a diamond formation.
It would be the first time Louis van Gaal's tenure that United have used a diamond in midfield to support the strikers, when Wayne Rooney was deployed in an attacking midfield role
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