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.
Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United's interim boss raised eyebrows after Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2018.
Fast forward two-and-a-half years and Solskjaer has so far justified the club's decision to install him as permanent manager in March 2019..
Solskjaer has signed some exciting talents, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani hitting the ground running in Manchester.
The former Molde coach has also been keen to shift the deadwood in the Reds' squad, something he has done largely successfully in his stint in the United hot seat.
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