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 can jump into third in the Premier League and edge closer to Champions League football next season with a win against Brighton and Hove Albion on Thursday.
Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal of the game as United beat Aston Villa 1-0 in their last outing, ending a 10-game win streak for Villa and tightening their own grip on a top-four spot.
The victory left United seven points clear of Liverpool in fifth, but Erik ten Hag's side hold a game in hand over their rivals.
Next up for United is a trip south to Brighton, facing the Seagulls for the second time in 11 days. The two sides drew 0-0 over 120 minutes in the FA Cup semi-final, with Ten Hag's side booking their spot in the final with a penalty shootout victory. READ MORE: Manchester United legend joins Sir Alex Ferguson in Premier League Hall of Fame To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
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