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.
Patrice Evra explains why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Bruno Fernandes comparison is a "crime"
mirror.co.ukPatrice Evra says Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer comparing Bruno Fernandes to Paul Scholes "is a crime". Scholes, who won 11 Premier League titles at Old Trafford, is widely considered to be one of the Red Devils' all-time best players, and received much recognition from his peers after he retired.
Fernandes has only been at United since January, which is why Evra found the comparison between the two players a little strange.
Evra said on Sky Sports, ahead of United's clash with Tottenham on Friday: "I was in shock when Ole compared him to Paul Scholes, because I think when you compare a player to Paul Scholes it is a crime. " Evra went on to explain why Solskjaer may have made the comparison, heaping praise on the start
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