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.
Ralf Rangnick feared repeat Man United nightmare after Leeds fightback
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has highlighted the progress that his team has made following their 4-2 win over Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.
Having found themselves 2-0 up at the half-time interval, courtesy of goals from Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes, United, just as they did against Aston Villa, Burnley and Southampton already this year, collapsed in dramatic fashion, with goals from Rodrigo and Raphinha in the space of just 24 seconds bringing Leeds back level.
However, despite Leeds threatening to build on the momentum that they had gained thanks to scoring twice in less than half a minute, United, following the introductions of Anthony Elanga and Fred from the substitutes bench found their feet again, with the latter firing them back in front and providing them with some much-needed control.
Considering United blew a two-goal lead against Aston Villa at Villa Park last month, the supporters could have been forgiven for experiencing a feeling of deja vu.
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