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.
Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes agree on Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes issue
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United greats Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes both believe that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have become over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes.
The Portugal international has been a revelation for United and made an impact off the bench at the weekend, as United came from behind to beat West Ham.
However, he couldn't inspire a fightback against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night despite scoring from the penalty spot in the closing stages.Speaking prior to kick-off, Scholes praised Fernandes but expressed his concerns at how United have become too dependent on him.“He’s a top-class player, isn’t he?" Scholes said. "They took their time getting him, didn’t they?
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