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.
New Man Utd coach has had big influence on much-improved Fred
dailystar.co.ukManchester United star Fred has impressed in recent weeks, appearing to have overcome his earlier struggles. The Brazilian midfielder cost United £50m in the summer of 2018 and struggled, originally under Jose Mourinho, and then with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in charge.
But, since the turn of the year, Fred has impressed in the middle of the park and has struck up a strong partnership with Nemanja Matic.
Bruno Fernandes has also bolstered the ranks for Solskjaer with United performing well before the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to the season.
Fred’s improvement comes despite not starting the first seven Premier League games of the current campaign. But, since coach Martyn Pert arrived in October, the 27-year-old has grown stronger and
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