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.
Paul Pogba could be eased back into the Manchester United side after a six-month absence.Pogba, 27, has started just six times this season due to ankle problems but is fit again and if he is involved at Spurs on Friday night it will be his first appearance in 176 days.
Pogba has not started for United since September 30.Bruno Fernandes has enhanced the United midfield and that department was in rude health at the time of the mid-March lockdown, with Nemanja Matic,Scott McTominay, and Fred all in fine form.Pogba has not scored a goal from open play in nearly 16 months and his preparations for this season were overshadowed by doubts over his United future, but Solskjaer insists the France international is still one of the best midfielders on.
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