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 teases exciting connection between Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes
mirror.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer is excited as any Manchester United fan by the prospect of Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba playing together.
Fernandes has been sensational since arriving at United in January and the Portugal star has scored three goals and made four assists in his first nine games.
Pogba was United’s main creative force last season when Solskjaer returned to take over at Old Trafford and the French World Cup winner has recovered from his ankle surgery.
United supporters cannot wait to see them unleashed together when football returns and Solskjaer is adamant he can accommodate both stars in his midfield. “Good players can always play together, so definitely that’s a big yes,” said the United boss. “But then I have got Scott, Fred,
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