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 now the third person to pick up on Bruno Fernandes problem at Man Utd
mirror.co.ukPaul Scholes is now the third person to identify Bruno Fernandes' apparent biggest weakness at Manchester United: his tendency to go missing in big games.
Roy Keane previously claimed the Portuguese couldn't be compared to Eric Cantona because he lacks the leadership skills of the Frenchman.
Former Wolves and Fulham midfielder Jamie O'Hara seconded this following United's 0-0 draw with Liverpool, in which Fernandes was again quiet.
And now Scholes has pointed out that Fernandes went missing in United's 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. "A lot of the problems I see are them two centre-halves and goalkeeper – well, not so much goalkeeper today," Scholes told Premier League Productions. "But the centre-halves need
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