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 explains why he substituted Edinson Cavani at half-time in Man Utd win
mirror.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Edinson Cavani sustained an injury during Manchester United's 3-1 win over West Ham. The Uruguayan came on to rescue United against Southampton last weekend, scoring twice and assisting Bruno Fernandes.
He also impressed against Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, despite the defeat. But Cavani struggled against an aggressive West Ham side in the opening 45 minutes at the London Stadium and was hooked at half-time.
The striker wasn't the only one not to return for the second half - Donny van de Beek was replaced too. Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes came on for the pair.
Where it appears Van de Beek's withdrawal was tactical, Solskjaer has confirmed Cavani's was due to an injury. Asked about his
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