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.
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has hailed Manchester United as having “outstanding players” and praised three midfielders ahead of their visit to Old Trafford on Sunday.
The visitors will be without a number of players including Jonjo Shelvey and summer signing Alexander Isak but Allan Saint-Maximin is in contention for selection.
The Magpies are enjoying a rich vein of form, currently four games unbeaten. They have netted nine times in their last two matches and come into the fixture having had a full week’s rest following their 5-1 thrashing of Brentford on Saturday.
Howe said he found watching United’s game against Omonia on Thursday “useful” ahead of the clash. READ MORE: Erik ten Hag issues demand to Manchester United defenders and midfielders When asked about Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen, he praised the trio for their quality. “Technically they are excellent players, they’re very creative,” he said. “So for us going into this game we know that’s a huge part of their team.
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