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.
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It's been a difficult period for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, and he's facing more pressure following his side's loss to Aston Villa on Saturday.
The game had looked set to end goalless until the 88th minute, when defender Kortney Hause flicked a near-post header beyond David de Gea.
Bruno Fernandes then dramatically missed a penalty kick which went sailing over the crossbar. And United having lost three of their last four games, departing one competition, an inquest is obligatory.
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