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 Solskjaer responds to Bruno Fernandes struggles in big matches
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Bruno Fernandes' Manchester United teammates to take on more responsibility if their talisman is marked out of the derby.United have found goalscoring difficult in games against the traditional big six this season, with a Fernandes penalty against Tottenham the only time they've found the back of the net in seven Premier League games against Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs.Five of those seven matches have finished goalless and a recurring theme has been Fernandes' reduced impact on games, compared to his normal efficiency as United's chief creator.Solskjaer has noticed a recent trend for teams to try and mark the Portuguese playmaker out of the.
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