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 wants Bruno Fernandes role change in Man Utd team after spotting quality
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes is not a central midfielder and should be utilised as an out and out No 10 for Manchester United. That is the view of Red Devils hero Paul Scholes, who has compared the Portugal international to Eric Cantona and Teddy Sheringham.
Fernandes has been a revelation since joining United from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window, giving the team another dimension.
In the short amount of games he has played the team are unbeaten and he has contributed three goals and three assists. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has so far opted to play him more centrally in the midfield rather than behind the striker, but he has had licence to roam forward when he likes.
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