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.
'Redeemed himself!' - Manchester United fans say same thing about Fred after Tottenham strike
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United fans have hailed Fred for unexpectedly opening the scoring in their side's clash with Tottenham. The Brazilian, who has struggled for minutes this season, recorded his first goal of the campaign two minutes after the break, finding the net partly thanks to a deflection off Ben Davies.
The midfielder was a surprise selection for the match. Fred started in place of the unwell Christian Eriksen in Sunday’s goalless draw with Newcastle and endured a fruitless display, missing a glorious chance late on.
Eriksen made the bench for the Spurs clash and Fred retained his place ahead of Scott McTominay in spite of Sunday’s showing. READ MORE: Manchester United vs Tottenham LIVE He put in a much better showing against Tottenham, justifying his selection with a fantastic first half.
The 29-year-old also began the second half in blistering form, slotting home after Jadon Sancho's lay-off to strike first blood.
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