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 manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hits back at pundits' predictions
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer revealed he and the Manchester United staff have taken satisfaction in some pundits' predictions about their Premier League finish.
United secured a gutsy 2-0 win at Leicester to secure Champions League qualification for next season, having trailed Brendan Rodgers's side by 14 points in January.
United recorded an 18-point swing on Leicester with their final day win through goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard.
After eight Premier League games, United were 14th and could have ended up in the relegation zone in October but the club's show of faith in Solskjaer has been vindicated.When a reporter said 'nobody expected higher than third place from where you were coming from', Solskjaer.
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