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 outlines Bruno Fernandes masterplan ahead of Manchester derby
mirror.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer fears opponents are neutralising Manchester United - by man-marking Bruno Fernandes. And he’s urged his stars to step up and take responsibility for making things happen when talisman Fernandes can’t.
United have drawn four of their last five Premier League games and failed to find the net in the last two against Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Playmaker Fernandes has been off-key and hasn’t scored since converting a penalty against Newcastle last month. “I think taking responsibility is important for everyone when they play football,” said Solskjaer. “Don’t wait for things to happen, you’ve got to make things happen.
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