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.
Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood coming into United's starting lineup. The trio replace Fred, Daniel James and Scott McTominay in the XI.Much has been made about the potential partnership between Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba in midfield, with some good early signs shown in the closing stages of the game against Tottenham.Following the announcement of the team, fans took to social media to give their initial reaction, with many saying the team Solskjaer has selected is the best XI available to him.United can open up a five-point gap over Sheffield United with a win, which could prove to be crucial come the end of season.A win would also move United to within two points of fourth-place Chelsea and six points to third-placed.
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