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.
Ryan Giggs explains how Bruno Fernandes has most impressed him at Manchester United
mirror.co.ukRyan Giggs is delighted with the start Bruno Fernandes has made at Manchester United, saying he's "fantastic" and has "lifted everyone around him".
The Red Devils were in hot pursuit of the Portuguese in the summer but waited until January to sign him from Sporting Lisbon.
Fernandes has hit the ground running at Old Trafford and has netted in each of Man United's past three fixtures. United legend Giggs is pleased with the way in which Fernandes has settled in so quickly, and believes he can get even better than he already is.
The Wales manager explained that the "lift" the midfielder has given Old Trafford is exactly what the place needed. "He's a fantastic player," Giggs told Sky Sports. "He's lifted the place, he has lifted everyone
Read more on mirror.co.uk
