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 great Bryan Robson identifies how Bruno Fernandes is similar to Paul Scholes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes is showing similar traits to former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes, according to club great Bryan Robson.
The Portuguese has made an instant impact at Old Trafford since completing a move from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.
Fernandes has netted three goals in his first eight appearances at the club and was named the club's player of the month for February and March Robson said the initial signs are promising after watching Fernandes at United's winter break training camp in Marbella. "I think it’s been a terrific impact and the first signs are he looks like a top player," he told MUTV. "He is always on the move, always wanting the ball, has got a great touch and makes double movements, a bit
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