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 lays out next step in Man Utd's evolution which emerged in Man City win
mirror.co.ukRio Ferdinand claims Manchester United's derby triumph over City was a pivotal moment in their evolution under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Red Devils recorded a 2-0 win away at the Etihad on Sunday as goals from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw inflicted a first defeat on City since November.
In previous games against 'big six' opposition, United have been happy to sit deep and look to counter-attack. But against City, they pressed high up the pitch and forced uncharacteristic errors by the Premier League leaders.
Old Trafford legend Ferdinand was delighted by his former side's positive tactics and credited Solskjaer with taking United to the next stage of their development. "Tactically, I think Ole has us set up perfectly to win the big
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