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 star faces two-match suspension risk ahead of huge Liverpool clash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, is at risk of a two-match suspension ahead of the Liverpool game. The midfielder is just two yellow cards away from a two-match ban.
He has already received eight yellow cards this season. If a player gets 10 yellow cards in their club's first 32 Premier League matches, they are automatically banned for two games.
Fernandes has already had one suspension this season after getting five yellow cards. This meant he missed the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on December 17.
Now, he could miss league fixtures against Bournemouth and Sheffield United if he receives a yellow card against Chelsea on Thursday and Liverpool on Sunday. READ MORE: Gary Neville makes Man United top four prediction as brutal Tottenham and Aston Villa comparison made READ MORE: Hannibal Mejbri set for Manchester United return after being dropped from Sevilla squad If he doesn't get his 10th yellow card before the Bournemouth game, the Liverpool fixture will be the last game where he needs to be careful not to get banned.
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