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 new Manchester United role
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes has explained the reason behind his decline in front of goal this season, stating it's due to playing a deeper role in the Manchester United side.
The Portugal international has scored 30 goals in 61 Premier League matches since his arrival at the club, including 18 last season.
In the opening 10 games of the new campaign, Fernandes has found the back of the net on four occasions in the Premier League but the last of those goals came against Newcastle United almost two months ago, with the other three coming in an opening weekend hat-trick against Leeds.
His absence from the scoresheet has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks amid United 's struggles but Fernandes has stated it's down to a new role he's been
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