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.
Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has urged current Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to play Paul Pogba "in a more number 10 role." The Frenchman has made just seven Premier League appearances this season after struggling with an ankle problem but he is now fully fit and ready to play when the season restarts.Much has been made about the idea of Pogba playing alongside Bruno Fernandes in midfield and Schmeichel has given his thoughts on the matter.
Speaking to the Metro, Schmeichel said: "It’s very important that United pick up from where they left off and since the signing of Bruno Fernandes – who wasn’t there for that long before everything shutdown – he’s changed the way that United play.
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