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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Scott McTominay will benefit from a midfield link-up with £47million man Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese playmaker has had an immediate impact on the Manchester United squad, not just with his performances but with his leadership and a demand for high standards too.
Those were on show again in the 3-0 FA Cup win at Pride Park on Thursday night. While United eventually ran out easy winners against Derby County, they were sluggish in the first half hour and Fernandes wasn't afraid to let his teammates know they had to improve.
That included a demand for more from McTominay when a pass into Fernandes went astray, but rather than shrink next to the Portugal international, Solskjaer insists the partnership between
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