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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's in-form Manchester United side visit relegation strugglers Aston Villa on Thursday night. Champions League-chasing Utd are in great form, unbeaten in their last 16 games and with the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood all scoring for fun.
Man Utd have won their last three league games by three clear goals - 3-0 wins over Sheffield United and Brighton were followed up with a 5-2 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday.
Villa meanwhile are 19th in the table, picking up two points from their first five post-lockdown matches. What time is Aston Villa vs Man Utd?
Kick-off at Villa Park on Thursday night is at 8.15pm. It's the third of three Premier League games being played on Thursday night.
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