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. Pogba and Fernandes started in the same midfield for the first time in the 3-0 win against Sheffield United on Wednesday, with Matic providing a platform behind them, and the trio all impressed in the victory over the Blades.
Fernandes has made a scintillating impact since his £47million move from Sporting Lisbon in January and after five-and-a-half months on the sidelines Pogba has returned in impressive fashion over the last week.
Matic was delighted to see the duo finally start together and after they played important roles in a slick display at Old Trafford, he was predicting a bright future if they continue to pull the strings together."I am happy to see them on the pitch.
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