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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Thirteen years ago, Manchester United won a free-kick around 25 yards from goal in a Premier League match against Portsmouth.
Old Trafford waited in anticipation as Cristiano Ronaldo stood over the ball, before the Portuguese used his trademark knuckleball technique to shoot over the wall and find the top corner of the net, rendering the goalkeeper stationary.
It was a famous moment that almost defined his first period in Manchester and clips of the goal are still replayed today, even despite the time that has passed since.
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