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's spiky response to question about Cristiano Ronaldo penalty snub
dailystar.co.ukManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was not keen to discuss the reason why Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't on penalty duties as Bruno Fernandes cost his side a point at Old Trafford.
Following a late goal from Kortney Hause, the Villa defender gave away a penalty, and it was Fernandes who stepped up to take it despite the summer signing of Ronaldo.With the Portugal skipper watching on in hope, his international colleague smashed the spot-kick high over the bar as Dean Smith's men grabbed an unexpected victory.Unsurprisingly, Solskjaer was not in buoyant mood following the final whistle, and wasn't keen to talk about the decision to leave the greatest goalscorer of all time watching on.Initially complaining that Villa's goal was offside,.
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