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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains Bruno Fernandes captaincy decision for Man United vs PSG
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes for the Champions League group stage opener, with regular skipper Maguire ruled out through injury. United are back in Europe's premier competition after finishing third in last season's Premier League, with PSG's Parc des Princes holding fond memories for Solskjaer - United pulled off a classic comeback victory on their last visit to the stadium in 2019.
On the captaincy situation, Solskjaer insisted his United squad has a number of contenders, though he settled on Fernandes. "We have many captains on the pitch," he told United's official website."Harry’s our captain and it could easily be many other players that I say is captain material.
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