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.
Paul Ince explains key similarities between Bruno Fernandes and Eric Cantona at Man Utd
dailystar.co.ukManchester United to that of Eric Cantona.Fernandes has revitalised United since joining from Sporting Lisbon last January with the Red Devils in the Premier League title race.They sit level on points with leaders Liverpool but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side crucially have a game in hand.Fernandes has been heavily involved since making the switch 12 months ago, and Ince believes the mentality he has brought to the Premier League giants is similar to the one Cantona delivered.Ince said: "When I look at Cantona, we had already won the Cup Winners Cup against Barcelona, the FA Cup, we weren't far away.
That league was alluding us at the time.“I remember the situation because I think Leeds wanted to buy Dennis Irwin, they said no chance is he.
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