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 star Jadon Sancho trolls Leon Bailey on Instagram after Aston Villa win
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWinger Jadon Sancho trolled Aston Villa ace Leon Bailey on Instagram after Manchester United's 1-0 win over the Midlands outfit at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds, who were beaten 3-1 by Villa in the reverse fixture back in November, took another giant stride towards securing Champions League qualification for next season, securing a slender victory courtesy of Bruno Fernandes' first half goal.
The Portuguese international scored the game's only goal after 39 minutes to secure a third straight home win. United, less than 72 hours earlier, had been guilty of squandering a two-goal lead against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening.
Second half goals from Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min secured an unlikely point for Spurs, meaning the contest ended 2-2. READ MORE: Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro's full-time exchange is the mentality United need Having dropped two points in such disappointing fashion, it was always going to be United's mission to get back to winning ways at the first available opportunity.
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