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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Michael Owen has described Alex Telles’ brilliant strike for Manchester United against Villarreal as one of the ‘great goals Old Trafford has seen over the years’.
The Brazilian left-back equalised for United after Paco Alcacer had put the Spanish side in front, with a powerful volley from outside the box after he'd met Bruno Fernandes' free-kick flush on his left foot.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side went on to clinch a much needed Champions League win in the final minute of injury time through Cristiano Ronaldo’s close-range finish, after a neat exchange with Jesse Lingard.
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