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.
Despite being absent for the vast majority of this season, Paul Pogba remains popular among his Manchester United teammates - yet it’s his abilities on the pitch that are so crucial to United.
When fit, he is clearly one of the most talented players in the squad, but injuries have restricted his involvement this term.
United have been without the Frenchman for all but eight games this season, which has had a direct impact on their creativity from midfield.
That impact was alleviated somewhat in January after United recruited Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon. Fernandes’ impact was immediate and he was the Premier League’s most in-form player prior to football's suspension as a result of COVID-19 last month.
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