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 announce Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes awards for September
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United fans voted to name Casemiro as their Player of the Month for September, with Bruno Fernandes' sumptuous volley at Burnley voted as Goal of the Month.
United endured a busy September with mixed results across all competitions, managing just two wins from their six games. Erik ten Hag's side kicked off the month with three straight defeats against Arsenal, Brighton and Bayern Munich before beating Burnley and Crystal Palace.
But what looked to be the beginning of a resurgence fell flat, with Palace returning to Old Trafford to win 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
United ended the month having suffered their worst start to a season since 1989 - a record they then topped with Tuesday's defeat against Galatasaray. ALSO READ: Casemiro has stopped giving United what Ten Hag signed him for ALSO READ: Why Ten Hag position is different to previous United managers Casemiro has struggled defensively throughout that period but played his part going forward, registering three goals and an assist in that time.
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