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.
Graeme Souness' scathing verdict as Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes labelled a 'joke'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGraeme Souness and Gary Neville were not short of criticism for Manchester United's spineless first-half display against Manchester City as they ambled in at the break two goals to the good.
The former Manchester United right-back was in disbelief at the "terrible piece of defending" from Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the first half against City.
Souness, on the other hand, berated Bruno Fernandes' impact, or lack of, as he meandered towards Joao Cancelo, whose cross was steered into his own net by Eric Bailly, before Bernardo Silva poked home on the stroke of half-time in a catalogue of United's defensive errors. "Watch Fernandes here. 'Look, I'm not going to close you down, why don't you cross the ball?' It's a simple thing but a fundamental
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