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 praises unsung hero for Manchester United win vs Villarreal
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes insists he always felt Manchester United would get one last chance to beat Villarreal in their Champions League group stage match and praised David de Gea for the crucial saves he made.
United secured a dramatic 2-1 victory against the La Liga side on Wednesday night when summer singing Cristiano Ronaldo struck in the final minute of added time to secure three points.
Villarreal had largely been the better side at Old Trafford and deservedly led through Paco Alcacer but would soon see their goal cancelled out by a superb Alex Telles strike.
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