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 labelled an "embarrassment to rugby"
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been branded an "embarrassment" after suggesting the Premier League is in danger of resembling rugby matches.
The Manchester United manager's comments came in the aftermath of last Sunday's 1-1 draw with Southampton, in which Bruno Fernandes was denied a free-kick.
The Portuguese playmaker was furious that a foul was not called for a robust challenge in the 30th minute by Jack Stephens, who quickly set up Che Adams to score through a deflected shot.
Premier League referees have been told to allow games to flow more and not penalise as many physical challenges, and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp
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