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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United's decision to finish the match with two strikers on the pitch was crucial in securing victory over Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
United had been second best for the majority of the match at Old Trafford but turned the game on its head thanks to goals from Alex Telles and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Villarreal deservedly went ahead through Paco Alcacer after half-time but were soon level when Fernandes picked out Telles to score a sumptuous volley from outside the box.
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