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 suggests Bruno Fernandes tactical switch that could benefit Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxRio Ferdinand says Bruno Fernandes needs to play deeper for Manchester United. The former United defender believes improvements can be made after they ended last season having finished in the top four but gone out of three cup competitions at the semi-final stage.
One talking point is how United can get the best out of a midfield that includes the likes of Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Ferdinand said it is a case of getting Fernandes to drop deeper whilst full-backs push forward. He said: "I watched the Palace game the other day and thought Bruno probably played too high.
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