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.
straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba believes he compliments Bruno Fernandes in the Manchester United team and heaped praise on his teammate.United fans were eagerly anticipating Fernandes and Pogba linking up on the pitch after the Portuguese sealed his switch to Old Trafford one year ago.
It took longer than expected as the season was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic but the pair finally played together following the June restart.Despite experiencing a rough start to the season, Pogba is back to his best and has flourished alongside Fernandes.
The World Cup winner netted a superb winner against Fulham which saw United climb six points above reigning champions Liverpool.
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