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.
Wes Brown sends Manchester United demand to Bruno Fernandes after Aston Villa goals
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United defender Wes Brown is urging Bruno Fernandes to maintain a similar standard of performance to the one that he set in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Aston Villa.
The Portugal international, who sported the captain's armband for the second game in succession at Villa Park, brought his four-game run in the Premier League without a goal to an end by netting a brace, featuring a sublime finish for his second of the contest.
Unfortunately for Fernandes and United, of course, it was not enough to help them secure a much-needed victory, with Villa displaying fighting back from 2-0 down to salvage a point, courtesy of goals from Jacob Ramsey and debutant Philippe Coutinho.
Nevertheless, Brown believes there was plenty of positives to take from Fernandes' individual showing and he is now calling for him to maintain a similar standard moving forward, with the Portuguese ace having blown hot and cold this season.
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