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 sets Manchester United challenge as Amad details Erik ten Hag loan conversation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHere are your Monday morning Manchester United headlines. Fernandes sets challenge Bruno Fernandes has told his Manchester United teammates to forget what Liverpool are doing and focus on claiming the two wins they need to book a return to the Champions League.
United have stumbled recently and their 2-0 win against Wolves at Old Trafford on Saturday was only their second win in five Premier League games and their fifth in their last 11 matches, dating back to the 7-0 defeat at Anfield. ALSO READ: 'If he wants to hear, he hears' - How Fernandes is helping Garnacho Liverpool failed to build on the momentum of that success but ahead of Monday's trip to Leicester City they have won six in a row in the league to force their way back into the top-four battle.
But United now what they have to do and Saturday's nerve-settling win against Wolves means victory in two of their final three games will be enough, if Liverpool win all of their three matches, and Fernandes is focusing on that equation rather than concerning himself with the form of Jurgen Klopp's side.
See what the Reds midfielder had to say here. Amad's loan conversation Manchester United striker Amad says Erik ten Hag facilitated his loan move to Sunderland so he could “get more confidence” and return to Old Trafford “more ready”.
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