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 Neville explains how Manchester United were 'sanitised' in transfer market
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxGary Neville believes Manchester United have been 'sanitised' of players who were only at Old Trafford for the money, as he explained their rapid improvement under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.United's 3-0 win over Brighton on Tuesday night stretched their unbeaten run to 15 matches, with the impact of January signing Bruno Fernandes again on display as he scored twice.
Mason Greenwood got the other goal. And former player Neville, who took to Instagram to post a personal video summarising United's recent rise, has urged the club to build on their excellent form and try to close the gap to Liverpool and Man City.
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