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 has five major issues to address at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWho's the captain? Michael Carrick left the wrong Portuguese on the bench at Chelsea, where Bruno Fernandes did not lead by example with another sloppy performance.
Fernandes, out of form for pushing three months now, was an incongruous choice to inherit the armband from Harry Maguire, supporting his teammates from the row behind the away dugout at Stamford Bridge.
Maguire's leadership has come under scrutiny this season amid his dozy defending and he was prematurely promoted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in his first season.
Ralf Rangnick may not wish to upset the dressing room mood mid-season but many supporters would support him if he reassigned the captaincy. Formation choice In Rangnick's last season as a coach in 2018-19, RB Leipzig often
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