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.
straight to your inbox every day for free Aaron Wan-Bissaka praised Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly for their performances against Aston Villa.
The Manchester United duo led by example as their side dug deep to secure a vital 2-1 win at Old Trafford on New Year's Day.
Victory for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lifts them level on points with early Premier League leaders Liverpool ahead of their own match with Southampton on Monday night.
Pogba dominated the midfield battle against Villa and played a pivotal role in the victory by winning the penalty from which Bruno Fernandes struck the winning goal, while Bailly produced a crucial block late on to deny Keinan Davis a possible equaliser.At full-time Bailly was mobbed by his United teammates for the.
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