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.
What Jamie Carragher told Roy Keane before Manchester United signed Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville and Jamie Carragher both hailed the way Bruno Fernandes has transformed Manchester United.Fernandes joined United from Sporting Lisbon at the end of January - and quickly established himself as a key man in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
The attacking midfielder has scored 17 goals and provided 12 assists in only 27 Premier League appearances. Carragher believes Fernandes has transformed United into potential title contenders once again - reminding him of a conversation he had with Roy Keane prior to the Portuguese's arrival at Old Trafford. “I remember having a debate with Roy Keane about how far United were away and sometimes one player can just spark something," the former Liverpool.
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