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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes told Manchester United's critics that their performances in other big games this season have been just as good as against Manchester City.United ended their 'hoodoo' against the traditional big six clubs this season with an emphatic and stylish 2-0 win over City in the Manchester derby.
Fernandes' early penalty set Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on course for the win, with Luke Shaw doubling the lead after half-time.
And speaking to Sky Sports after the victory, Fernandes compared the game to United's display at Liverpool earlier in the campaign — when they drew 0-0 — and insisted their performance levels haven't been as bad as some said.
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