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.
Roy Keane agrees with another Manchester United hero about Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeSteve Bruce has echoed Roy Keane's claim over Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United.After United's loss to Man City in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Keane argued that Fernandes needs to win trophies in order to be compared to club legend Eric Cantona.The Reds face Newcastle United on Sunday evening, with Magpies boss Steve Bruce set to once again come up against his former club.Responding to comparisons between Cantona and Fernandes, Bruce said he can see why they have been made, but insists the Portuguese midfielder needs to lead the club to trophies in order to justify the claims.He said: "What you have to judge people on over a period of time is what they've won.
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