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.
Erik ten Hag issues Bruno Fernandes injury update and hits out at 'pathetic' Manchester United criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErik ten Hag says Bruno Fernandes has been playing through a 'serious injury' for Manchester United and hit out at the 'pathetic' criticism he has faced in recent weeks.
The Portuguese playmaker was a doubt for United's FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, but passed a late fitness test to be involved in the game.
He was spotted limping through the mixed zone after the win. Fernandes wasn't at his best in the match but still contributed to the winning goal with a teasing free-kick that was turned in by Casemiro to set up a quarter-final tie with Liverpool. RATINGS: How the United players rated in Forest win REACTION: Full-time scenes give United hope It is quite clear that Fernandes isn't at full fitness at the moment and Ten Hag believes he deserves huge credit for playing through the pain barrier to be available for his side. "I don't go into that," Ten Hag answered when asked what the specific injury was. "You saw that Forest were targeting him.
I don't say what it is, but it was a serious injury. I see social media criticise him. It is pathetic. "He has a serious injury, he continued to play on Saturday and then also he fought to be part of this game.
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