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 goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has showered Paul Pogba in praise after his performance in the Premier League win over Leeds.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side opened their campaign up this week with a 5-1 win at Old Trafford thanks to a Bruno Fernandes hat-trick, but it was Pogba who stole the show with his stunning display as he recorded four assists during the game.
While many were quick to give Pogba his props, his long-term Graeme Souness refused to, claiming that it was what should be expected from a £100m man.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk