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.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe sent clear Erik ten Hag sack message after Manchester United decision
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNicky Butt says now is not the right time to sack Erik ten Hag, despite Manchester United’s poor start to the season. The United boss is facing pressure after picking up just three points from the first three games of the season, having seen his side fall to a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford before the international break.
Ten Hag kept his job following Ineos’ end-of-season review, but only alternative options were scouted out. In July, Ratcliffe decided to trigger the manager’s one-year extension, keeping him contracted to United until 2026.
Butt - who featured in Saturday’s United Legends match vs Celtic - believes the club should stick by their summer decision despite the dismal opening to the campaign, arguing that there is little point in showing him the door anytime soon. READ MORE: I saw what Wayne Rooney did after embarrassing Celtic ace for Man United Legends - it said a lot READ MORE: United legend player ratings Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, he reasoned: “There’s no point sacking somebody if there’s nobody to come in.
Clubs all over the world do it, I think it’s crazy. “They sack a manager because it’s not going well and they don’t have any reasonable targets coming in, then they bring another wrong one in and it’s a knock-on effect. “For me, I’d give him time to get it right.
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