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 Scholes agrees with Roy Keane about Bruno Fernandes' problem at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes has reiterated Roy Keane’s point about Bruno Fernandes following Manchester United’s goalless draw against Chelsea on Sunday.
United lost further ground on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after they drew 0-0 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side struggled to create chances against the Blues and their shortcomings in attack were not hidden by the debate around referee Stuart Atwell’s decision not to award a penalty for Callum Hudson-Odoi’s handball.
Attacking midfielder Fernandes had a quiet game in west London as United failed to score against a big six side for the sixth straight time in the Premier League.
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