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.
What Bruno Fernandes did that has pleased Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMichael Carrick has hailed the way Bruno Fernandes reacted to being dropped against Villarreal and for putting any frustration into a positive performance.
The Portuguese playmaker has been out of form recently but he was still a surprise name absent from Carrick's first Manchester United XI as caretaker manager.
But he came off the bench for the final 25 minutes and helped swing the game in United's favour, setting up Jadon Sancho for the goal that secured victory.
Fernandes will be hoping that cameo is enough for him to win his place back for Sunday's trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea, but with United up against at the home of the league leaders and European champions he could be used as an impact sub once again.
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