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 sends message to Mason Mount following Manchester United criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has sent Mason Mount some words of encouragement after the latter encountered harsh criticism following his competitive debut for the club against Wolves on Monday night.
Mount, following his £60million arrival from Chelsea last month, was handed a starting berth for United's 1-0 triumph over the Black Country outfit.
As expected, he started in a midfield-three alongside Casemiro and Fernandes. Occupying the roaming No.8 role, the England international, who is one of three new faces to have been added to Erik ten Hag's side this summer, was tasked with operating between both boxes and dictating the play.
Wolves approached the game very differently and looked to attack United on the break as much as they could. It meant they created a plethora of opportunities, many of which were crafted as a result of exposing United's midfield.
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