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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Bruno Fernandes has lifted Manchester United as a club and praised his 'character' in dealing with Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola.
Fernandes' fabulous form continued with the assist for Anthony Martial's winner in the 2-0 Manchester derby win over City and he now has three goals and three assists in six starts for United.
The 25-year-old was involved in an exchange with Guardiola in the closing stages when the City coach appeared to try and rile Fernandes by throwing the ball away.
Fernandes responded by pressing his index finger against his lips to make a 'shhh' gesture'. Fernandes joined for an initial fee of £46.6million in a deal rising to £68m after reports linking him with a summer move 'irritated'
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