bruno fernandes

Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, which he captains, and the Portugal national team

Bruno Fernandes joined Manchester United on January 30, 2020. He made his debut for the club on February 1, 2020. January 29, 2020: Manchester United agreed to buy Fernandes from Sporting CP Bruno Fernandes celebrated a significant anniversary on Thursday. It’s officially five years since the Portuguese magnifico became a Manchester United player, with his signing from Sporting rubber-stamped on 30 January 2020

How Many Goals Has Bruno Fernandes Scored In His Career? Bruno Fernandes has scored a total of 199 goals for club and country. Of those, 173 have been at club level, with a highest-scoring season of 32 goals for Sporting in 2018-19.Jan 17, 2025

The Brazilian’s last appearance for Ruben Amorim’s side came in the form of a six-minute cameo in the 3-1 Premier League defeat to Brighton, with his most recent, and only goal of the season, being a penalty in the 7-0 League Cup win over League One side Barnsley.

The attacking midfielder played the full 90 minutes for Amorim’s side as they secured a smash-and-gram 1-0 win over Fulham on Sunday (January 26), taking them up to 12th in the Premier League table.

Speaking about the incident, Fernandes said, “I don’t want to see my manager saying certain things about the team because I know he doesn’t feel that. In a moment of rage — and I am Portuguese, so I understand this well — sometimes the blood rises too quickly.”

As United prepare for a crucial test against Fulham, Amorim’s fiery style and Fernandes’ rallying cry underline the urgency of turning the tide in a season that has yet to meet the lofty expectations of players and fans alike.

Despite Amorim’s hard-hitting remarks, Fernandes revealed they have catalysed improvement. “It fired me up. Criticism like that makes you want to prove yourself,” he admitted. Fernandes emphasised the importance of using each game as an opportunity to restore the club to its former glory.

The deadline for Arsenal to confirm their intent to appeal was lunchtime on Monday, and the Gunners had until 13:00 GMT on Tuesday to make their full submission to the FA. They have now done this. The appeal will now be reviewed by an independent panel, including former players.

Like Lewis-Skelly, Fernandes was dismissed because he was viewed to have committed a serious foul play offence by catching a player whilst trying to prevent a counter-attack. But the contact was minimal, and the red card was overturned on appeal.

The latest to agree that a yellow card would have been a better call is Dale Johnson of  who writes that “there are clear grounds for the VAR to intervene and downgrade to a yellow card” and it “should have been downgraded to yellow on review”.

Watch Ruben Amorim dissect Bruno Fernandes’ impact at Manchester United, responding to criticism over him ‘always [having] his arms in the air’. The Portuguese coach has defended his compatriot and his “passion”. He also discusses wantaway Marcus Rashford. Stream Fulham v Manchester United live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

Fernandes is just of two United midfielders banned for Monday’s game. Manuel Ugarte was shown his fifth yellow card of the season in the loss to Wolves, also leading to a one-game ban.

“I think in the first half we did it a little bit better. I think in the second half we let the game go a bit more as they wanted, with more transitions, but then we dealt with that and got the win.”