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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have named Eric Bailly in their starting XI to face Leicester in the Premier League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes just one change from the side that dismantled Leeds United at Old Trafford with the Ivorian coming in for the injured Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Axel Tuanzebe played at right-back during the mid-week Carabao Cup win against Everton but drops to the bench. Bailly impressed at Goodison Park and could be fielded on the right of a back three with Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire.Scott McTominay netted a brace against Leeds before suffering a groin injury late on that saw him miss the game against Everton.
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