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 Nemanja Matic is the perfect partner for Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba in a midfield three should Premier League football return in the near future.
Members of the United squad trained on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after Premier League clubs backed a proposal to return to first-team training this week.
Work is only permitted in small groups and social distancing guidelines must be adhered to. Fernandes and Pogba arrived at a similar time on Thursday, though fans were not treated to an image of United's two star midfielders together.
Fernandes has hit the ground running since his move from Sporting Lisbon in January and supporters are eager to see him in action alongside the Frenchman who is United's most
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