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.
Bruno Fernandes has emerged as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's preferred combination, and has helped United win four successive games, as they prepare to face Southampton tonight (Monday).Pogba has shone since returning from an ankle injury, but it's Matic who is the unsung star of the team.
The Frenchman revealed the impact Matic has when encouraging him during matches. "Nemanja is the mentor of the team," Pogba told United Review. "He gives us our balance, he pushes me to get forward and he directs me sometimes - he'll say 'go for it', or 'stay there'.
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