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 latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Scholes believes Manchester United have struggled to strike the right balance in midfield this season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has preferred a double pivot of Scott McTominay and Fred behind Bruno Fernandes in the absence of Paul Pogba, though that has left them short of creativity, especially against teams operating with a low block.
Equally, when Pogba has played, it has left United's defence more exposed, though they have benefitted offensively. “I think they have really struggled to get the balance right over the season," Scholes told BT Sport. "I think playing them two holding midfielders has really helped the defence, the
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