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.
Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes believes Paul Pogba has helped him to elevate his game to a new level at Manchester United, but that there is still more to come from the duo.
The pair have started the last five games together, all of which have ended in victory for United, and Pogba has been in majestic form since his return from injury.
The World Cup winner has tended to be freed of defensive responsibility and fielded in a more advanced left-wing role recently, meaning he's playing closer to Fernandes, who believes their combination is causing defences new problems.
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