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.
Manchester United ace Bruno Fernandes sends message after Arsenal's Europa League exit
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes sent a message to his former Sporting Lisbon teammates after they defeated Arsenal to progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
The Gunners, who drew 2-2 with the Portuguese side at the Emirates in the first leg, appeared to be on their way to to the quarter finals after Granit Xhaka gave them the lead, but Pedro Goncalves equalised with a sensational effort from the half-way line.
Neither team was able to find a winner in normal time or extra-time, with the clash going all the way to penalties. It was the away side who triumphed in the shootout, with Gabriel Martinelli seeing his penalty saved as Sporting sealed their progression to the last-eight of the competition. ALSO READ: Sir Jim Ratcliffe arrives at Old Trafford for Man United takeover talks Erik ten Hag's side, meanwhile, secured their spot in the quarter-finals with a 5-1 aggregate victory over La Liga side Real Betis, with the Reds winning 1-0 in Spain in the second leg on Thursday night.
After the game, Fernandes was keen to celebrate United's victory, but also congratulate his former teammates. Fernandes reached out to Sporting midfielder midfielder Goncalves on Instagram to praise him his incredible goal.
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