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 line up vs Leicester includes Bruno Fernandes and Brandon Williams
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer has made just one change from the 11 that drew with West Ham in midweek, as Aaron Wan-Bissaka returns at right back in place of Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
Williams keeps his place at left-back, with Luke Shaw still ruled out with an ankle injury. Otherwise Solskjaer has fielded the same team that started recent wins over Sheffield United, Bournemouth and Aston Villa, with Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in midfield.
Eric Bailly makes the bench after recovering from a head injury.United need a single point to qualify for the Champions League, while all three points will guarantee a third-place finish.
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