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.
Man City's Bernardo Silva gives verdict on crucial refereeing decision in Manchester derby defeat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City star Bernardo Silva believes the free-kick which led to Manchester United's opening goal in Sunday's derby defeat shouldn't have been awarded.
City have lost to their cross-town rivals for the third time this season after going down 2-0 at Old Trafford and, while the Blues weren't at their best, they weren't helped by some crucial refereeing decisions.
Sergio Aguero put the ball in the back of the net after being flagged for offside early in the second half, but a VAR review would later suggest that the Argentine was level.
There was more controversy in the build-up to Anthony Martial's opening goal. The Frenchman volleyed home Bruno Fernandes' clever free-kick but replays showed that Ilkay Gundogan's foul on the Portuguese
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