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.
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After disappointment in the League Cup in midweek against West Ham United, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be desperate to see his team bounce back in the lunch time kick off against a tricky opponent.
While their hopes of Carabao Cup success were dashed, in the Premier League the team is in contention at the summit of the table.
They are level on points with leaders Liverpool and Chelsea, who currently have an edge due to goal difference. Having rested a number of key players
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