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.
Why Donny van de Beek did not start for Manchester United vs Newcastle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are trying to find a balance to accommodate Donny van de Beek in their starting XI.
Van de Beek came on in the 76th minute and played an instrumental role in United's winner by sparking the counter-attack that was finished by Bruno Fernandes.
Solskjaer has brought Van de Beek on in all four of United's Premier League games and the 23-year-old scored on his debut against Crystal Palace and won the corner that led to the last-gasp winner at Brighton.
However, Solskjaer turned to the dropped Paul Pogba for his first change at Newcastle before Van de Beek's introduction late in the second-half."He'll get his game time," Solskjaer said.
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