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 player Bruno Fernandes hits out at Jesse Lingard critics
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox Bruno Fernandes praised Manchester United teammate Jesse Lingard for his hard work and said that his goal against Leicester City is exactly what he deserved.
It's been a tough season for Lingard as he has struggled for form and lost his place in the starting XI, playing just 122 minutes of Premier League football in 2020.
It did end on a positive note, however, as after going the whole league season without a goal Lingard managed to get on the score sheet in the final minute of the campaign as he pounced on a mistake by Kasper Schmeichel to tap into an empty net.
The goal secured United's return to the Champions League and Fernandes believes it is also proof of how hard everyone in the team works, even those who.
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