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 would love to see Donny van de Beek start against Liverpool on Sunday if Bruno Fernandes is ruled out with injury.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed on Friday that Fernandes is a doubt for the Premier League showdown at Old Trafford, and he will be assessed before the game to see if he can play.
The midfielder played the full 90 minutes of United's Champions League comeback vs Atalanta on Wednesday, providing two assists and earning the official Man of the Match award.
However, Solskjaer has since revealed that Fernandes is carrying a knock and might be absent against Liverpool. "Games like Wednesday night are always going to bring knocks and bruises and we do have two or three carrying knocks from that game," said
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