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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer contends with fatigue concerns in his Manchester United team. The pair have been regulars in the first XI, especially post-lockdown, but were surprising absentees from the side last night.Both players did come off the bench with 20 minutes to go to help nudge United over the line.
The Europa League quarter-final tie ultimately went into extra-time on Monday evening in Cologne, Germany. The Red Devils were held to a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes, but Anthony Martial won a penalty in the first half of extra-time which Bruno Fernandes converted.The 1-0 win means United face either Wolves or Sevilla, who play tonight, on Sunday (8pm).Midfielder Matic, 32, and centre-half Lindelof, 26, could both be recalled at the weekend,.
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