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.
Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Old Trafford this afternoon, making a couple of alternations.
United, who were beaten 3-1 by Villa in the reverse fixture back in November, will be looking to get back to winning ways after squandering a two-goal lead against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday evening.
After Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford had fired the Reds into a 2-0 lead at half-time, they collapsed in the second half, meaning they were forced to settle for a point.
It means that Ten Hag will be determined to see a response from his side, as they aim to nail down their position inside the Champions League places.
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