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.
Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised the impact Alex Telles, Fred and Bruno Fernandes have had in lifting spirits in the Manchester United dressing room this season.
United have been engaged in a demanding season since they kicked their first ball in mid-September, playing twice a week every week so far, a run that will continue deep into April at the very least.
It's been a grind of matches, recovery sessions and travelling for the United squad but they are well placed in second in the Premier League, reached the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday night and can book a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals at Leicester City today.
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