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.
Former midfielder Roy Keane has urged manager Erik ten Hag to strip Bruno Fernandes of the Manchester United captaincy following Sunday's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
Two goals from Erling Haaland and a late effort from Phil Foden sealed a comfortable victory for City, who barely had to get out of second gear to scoop all three points.
They toyed with United during the second half, dragging them one way and then the other with their possession-based game. United, who started reasonably brightly, had no answer for City's brilliance, failing to carve out a clear-cut chance after half-time.
That resulted in mounting frustration and Fernandes and substitute Antony being booked in second-half injury time. READ MORE: United player ratings vs City as Reds well beaten READ MORE: United are going backwards with Erik ten Hag's decision-making Fernandes was visibly frustrated with how the game had developed, throwing his arms around in the latter stages of the contest.
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