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 may finally be edging towards a central midfield to be proud of. For years after Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs retired, the United midfield was area of weakness, aside from Michael Carrick who is now helping players like Fred as a coach at Old Trafford.
But with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the trail of Aston Villa's Jack Grealish, after the January signing of Bruno Fernandes, the United midfield could soon look as strong as any in the Premier League - Paul Pogba or not.
Below MEN Sport ranks all United's current central midfield players, attacking and defensive, from worst down to best. (We haven't included James Garner or Angel Gomes, as both have been peripheral in the past season.) 6.
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