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.
The Manchester United changes since Bruno Fernandes signed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere has been a noticeable upturn in form for Manchester United in 2020, and it seems to have coincided with the arrival of big-money midfield signing Bruno Fernandes.
The former Sporting CP star has impressed, for sure, but how much of the change can be attributed to him alone? We’ve taken a look at United’s stats before and after the signing was completed on January 30.
First off, we have the pure numbers. United played 24 league games before Fernandes arrived, plus three in the FA Cup, five in the League Cup and six in the Europa League.
Those 38 games brought 18 wins, 10 draws (one of which led to a penalty shoot-out victory) and 10 defeats, with nine victories in the league and the same number in cup competitions.
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