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 slammed after 'car crash' defending during Crystal Palace embarrassment
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSky Sports commentator Alan Smith has slammed Manchester United's defending after Jean Phillipe-Mateta put Crystal Palace 2-0 up in the Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Monday.
The Palace striker had plenty of room as he raced towards a disorganised United defence. Jonny Evans was left alone to mark Mateta before being dribbled past with ease as the Frenchman doubled Palace's lead with a fine strike. "It definitely sums up United," Smith told Sky Sports. "Defensively they have been a car crash, they really have.
I feel for Jonny Evans really here, faced with a one-vs-one against an inform centre-forward. He just does nothing. READ MORE: Manchester United transfer news live Bruno Fernandes injury latest plus Crystal Palace updates READ MORE: 'Wow' - Andre Onana explains why he questioned Man United move after transfer from Inter Milan "And what about that for a strike.
Every time they have gone forward they have found encouragement and gaps. They have found United wanting. I cannot believe he has skated through so easily." Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher added his thoughts at half-time, saying: "I spoke about this before the game, and I haev done for the last few months.
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