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 Manchester United fans were jumping to the conclusion that Paul Pogba is staying at the club after he celebrated the club's return to the Champions League on social media.
United went into Sunday's game at Leicester only needing a point to secure a return to European club football's premier competition but emerged with all three after goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard.
Qualification for the Champions League is a major boost for United as they continue their rebuild under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the best players more likely to be settled in Manchester while elite-level European football is on offer.
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