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.
Here are your latest Manchester United morning headlines on Sunday, April 9. Paul Scholes said it is "almost a waste of time" having forward players in Manchester United's team with Fred and Scott McTominay starting together in midfield.
McTominay started a third straight Premier League game in Saturday's clash with Everton while Fred joined the returning Christian Eriksen on the bench after the Dane was named in a matchday squad for the first time since January. READ MORE: United player ratings vs Everton as Bruno Fernandes and Marcel Sabitzer good Scholes says the return of both Casemiro and Eriksen will come as a big boost to United, suggesting that United looked hopeless with Fred and McTominay playing in their absence.
Read more, here Paul Scholes has heaped praise on Manchester United trio Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire and Antony for their parts in the 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday.
Fernandes was United's standout player, relishing the deeper role in Casemiro's absence and orchestrating attacks from deep.
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