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.
Gary Lineker names catalyst behind Manchester United's upturn in form
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxGary Lineker named Bruno Fernandes as the catalyst for Manchester United's upturn in form.United haven't lost since Fernandes joined the club and were 17 games unbeaten going into Monday night's game against Southampton.
And Lineker, writing on Twitter during the match against Saints, believes the progress United have made since the start of the calendar year has been rapid.He wrote: “The difference in the potency of this @ManUtd side now, to how it was before the new year is staggering.“You could see they were on the right track but the progress is rapid.
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