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 believe Anthony Martial can flourish in a new role next season with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba behind him.
Martial and Fernandes have impressed since the Portuguese's arrival from Sporting Lisbon in January, proving they are on the same wavelength during the win against Manchester City when the playmaker expertly picked out the Frenchman who volleyed past Ederson to open the scoring.
Fernandes' impressive performances in the engine room has left fans wondering how the team could look now star midfielder Paul Pogba is back to full fitness following two ankle injuries that have disrupted his campaign.
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