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 do something they haven't 'for a long time' vs Southampton
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United did something they haven't been able to do in a long time vs Southampton according to Rio Ferdinand. United played out a relatively-even first half with their hosts at a warm St Mary's.
Christian Eriksen went closest for the away side during a goalmouth scramble but somehow Southampton survived. After the break, United managed to break the deadlock.
A fierce cross from Diogo Dalot on the right found Bruno Fernandes free in the box and his cushioned volley beat Gavin Bazunu.
Saints would push for an equaliser but it wasn't to be for the south coast team. Post-match Ferdinand told BT Sport that the Reds had accomplished what has been a rare feat for United recently. ALSO READ: United player ratings vs Southampton "I think you needed both (performance and result), they’re in a position where you need the result but the performance is a good signal to where they’re going," Ferdinand explained. "They ground the result out, they haven’t been able to do that for a long time. "Coming away here, midday, under the sun, to put in a performance, it’s a different kind of performance.
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