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 surpasses Paul Scholes' record as Manchester United thrash Real Sociedad
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have had headier nights in Turin but are heading into the next round of the Europa League, barring an almighty collapse.
In the eerie setting of a crowdless Juventus Stadium, home to neither club in a two-legged knockout tie, United capitalised on Real Sociedad's inability to find a home from home and their experience told.
United prepared for games played with the turnstiles locked before the lockdown last year with a 5-0 drubbing in Linz and few teams have coped better without matchgoers.
That edge was apparent against Sociedad's rabble of defenders who were so obliging the final scoreline flattered them.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cannot be picky in prioritising competitions as manager.
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