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.
Troy Deeney agrees with Rio Ferdinand over Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Troy Deeney says Bruno Fernandes' quality helps drive Paul Pogba's performances for Manchester United.
Pogba has had an excellent season at United, putting in some of his best performances for the club since rejoining from Juventus in 2016.
Deeney believes that Fernandes' presence is a large part of that, as Pogba now has someone who is on his level in the midfield for United.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Deeney said he believed Pogba is driven on by how well Fernandes plays in matches. He said: "I think with Fernandes, I think he now makes Pogba play better as well.
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