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.
Bruno Fernandes explains how Michael Carrick helps him at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeIt is common knowledge that Manchester United's Michael Carrick has been helping Fred step up in the past few months, but Bruno Fernandes has revealed the coach's impact on his own development.
Fred's performances in recent weeks have drawn praise, amid the news that Carrick's successful mentoring of the Brazilian was paying off.
And Fernandes, as well as joking that he would love Fred to become a carbon copy of former United Premier League winner Carrick, has opened up on his admiration for the 39-year-old.
Carrick won 12 major trophies during his United career under Sir Alex Ferguson, including five Premier League titles and a Champions League and he is having a major impact on training ground under.
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