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.
Manchester United 's 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. However, the penalty was shrouded in controversy after Johnstone saved Fernandes' initial effort only for it to be retaken after the goalkeeper was off his goal-line when the ball was struck.Fernandes made no mistake with the retake, with his spot kick earning United their first Premier League win at Old Trafford this season.However, it has sparked debate about a potential rule change, with Fernandes' stuttering run-up and jump before he strikes a penalty, making it difficult for goalkeepers to time their dive.Johnstone has now had his say on Fernandes' technique, with the West Brom stopper responded to a tweet about the incident, writing: "And a striker shouldn’t be able to hop skip.
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