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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blamed Manchester United's lack of quality in the final third and their lack of control for their defeat to Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
United racked up 28 shots against Villa but didn't work Emiliano Martinez often enough and were punished for their profligacy when Kortney Hause headed in an 88th-minute winner.
There was still time for Bruno Fernandes to blaze an injury-time penalty over the crossbar which summed up United's frustrating day as they dropped more points in the title race.
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