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 player ratings: David de Gea and Bruno Fernandes good vs Newcastle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeDavid de GeaCould do little about the goal, even if time did seem to stand still as Luke Shaw's attempted clearance looped in.
Great save from Callum Wilson's side-footer. 8Aaron Wan-BissakaMuch more proactive in attack but had no sharpness about him in the final third and slowed attacks down.
Then he somehow popped up to score his first goal late on. 6Victor LindelofTurned with ridiculous ease by Callum Wilson for the breakaway that Shaw unwittingly finished.
Did not vindicate his recall. 4Harry MaguireHad a shoddy start but led well and recovered to equalise with a fine header and had another cleared off the line.
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