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.
Pogba and Fernandes train together United’s players were all in training on Bank Holiday Monday, with social distancing measures still in place.
The squad was split across morning and afternoon sessions, with players then training in groups of no more than five. The MEN understands Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes were both involved in the afternoon sessions.
The pair are yet to feature together for the first team following Fernandes’ January arrival, with Pogba having not played for United since December.
However, with Pogba now back fit after ankle surgery, they are both likely to feature prominently when the season resumes. Find out which players arrived in which groups here.
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