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.
Why goalkeepers struggle against penalties from Manchester United player Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxBruno Fernandes has many different penalty techniques which ensures goalkeepers struggle to save his spot kicks, according to his Manchester United teammate Juan Mata.Fernandes returned to the starting XI after being rested in the dead rubber against LASK but couldn't help United find a breakthrough in regulation time despite hitting the post.
The deadlock was finally broken just a few minutes into extra-time when Anthony Martial was fouled in the area and Fernandes stepped up to dispatch from 12 yards.It was United's 21st penalty of the season and the seventh Fernandes has bagged since joining from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.Mata hailed the Portuguese's work on the training ground which he feels is.
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