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 offers theory as to why Paul Pogba's Man Utd form has improved
dailystar.co.ukRio Ferdinand has offered a theory for why Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s form has improved since the return of football.The Frenchman has made a strong return to action for the Red Devils after spending the majority of the season out with injury.
Pundits have praised his combination with fellow midfielder Bruno Fernandes, who has seven goals and six assists for United since arriving in January.
And Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles at Old Trafford, believes it is the Portuguese star’s form that has rubbed off on the £89m man.Speaking on BT Sport, the former defender said: “Pogba has been a totally different player since the restart.“The energy levels in his game, it's the Pogba United paid £89m for four years ago.
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