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.
Scott McTominay is embracing the competition for places in midfield as Paul Pogba gears up to make his return from injury.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe are the only injury concerns ahead of tonight's game against Tottenham Hostpur meaning he is spoilt for choice in the centre of midfield.Bruno Fernandes is almost guaranteed to start after he made a blistering start to life in the Premier League but it remains to be seen who will partner the Portuguese in the engine room.Solskjaer hinted that Pogba may be eased back in action meaning McTominay, Fred and Nemanja Matic are set to battle it out for the two remaining midfield roles.McTominay believes Solskjaer's selection headache can only be viewed as a.
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