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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has criticised Fred for not putting in a stronger tackle to stop Southampton from taking the lead in this afternoon's clash at St Mary's.
After being under the cosh for much of the opening exchanges, the Saints, who were thrashed 9-0 by United in their last meeting with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, took the lead when Che Adams' drive from the edge of the box deflected off of Fred and into the back of the net.
Adams had been slipped in by a clever flick from strike partner Adam Armstrong and Fred failed to get close enough to him to prevent him from firing a shot goalwards.
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