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 give team news vs Crystal Palace
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox Paul Pogba is available for Manchester United's Premier League opener against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Pogba, 27, has recovered from coronavirus and reported for training last week but did not travel with the United squad to Aston Villa for their only pre-season friendly.
However, Pogba was involved in outdoor sessions at Carrington this week and has been declared fit for the visit of Palace. Donny van de Beek is expected to make his United debut but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to say if the Dutchman would start, potentially alongside Pogba and Bruno Fernandes."Donny's settled in really well," Solskjaer said.
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