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.
straight to your inbox every day, freeLuke Shaw was forced to retire from Manchester United's Premier League match at Everton after picking up an injury during the second half of Saturday's encounter.
The 25-year-old was replaced by Axel Tuanzebe with 22 minutes remaining as United led 2-1 thanks to a first-half double from Bruno Fernandes.
Shaw registered his first assist of the season during the match, picking out the Portuguese midfielder who headed home for United's equaliser.
The England defender has had an unfortunate history with injuries during his Red Devils career, and it remains to be seen whether or not his latest knock will keep him out of action for any period of time.
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