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.
Pep Guardiola explains how Manchester United helped Man City win Treble
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City were able to head off for the Champions League final in a 'different mood' after dispatching rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
Pep Guardiola's side came from behind to win their third successive Premier League title with a few weeks to spare, then had to reset for their two finals.
They made history by winning the European Cup for the first time as a club with a 1-0 win over Inter in Istanbul, and that proved to be the final leg of the Treble after their victory over United the previous Saturday.
Two goals from Ilkay Gundogan, either side of a controversial penalty for United scored by Bruno Fernandes, were enough to give City a 2-1 win and give them the chance to achieve what only United have managed in English football by winning the three biggest trophies on offer in a single year.
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