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.
All eyes will be on Michael Carrick this week after the former midfielder was named Manchester United's interim manager following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday.
United were forced to accelerate plans to replace the Norwegian after their latest humiliating defeat at the hands of Watford, with his former assistant Carrick chosen to steer the ship until a replacement can be found.
It marks the first step into senior management for the former United midfielder, but he has already gained plenty of experience since he joined the club's backroom staff as part of Jose Mourinho's team.
Carrick still plays a key role in most training sessions and speaking earlier in the year star midfielder Bruno Fernandes praised the coach for his
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