Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has named five Portugal players that he admired when growing up. Fernandes has been brilliant since signing for the Reds from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020. It was with Sporting that he earned his first Portugal caps in 2017 and he has since gone on to earn 30 caps for the national team, including caps during Euro 2020. As one of the more recognisable players in a squad full of top-level footballers, Fernandes has spoken about his time in the squad and how there are five players in particular that he admired when growing into the footballer he is today.
All five players were part of Portugal’s Euro 2016 winning squad, and United ‘s two-time player of the year Fernandes revealed where he was during that successful final.
Bruno Fernandez added: “I was at Udinese, at a hotel during our pre-season training camp with two or three French players. They watched the game in the meeting room, because there’s usually a bigger screen there. I decided to stay in my room, to suffer alone. I was wearing my Portugal shirt, and I had a bet with one of the French players that, at the end of the game, whoever lost would post a photo on their social media of the winner. Lots of people were already knocking on my door as France were cranking up the pressure. They would come to my room, knock and shout – then the goal happened. I ran down the hall and down to reception shouting and screaming. Obviously, the French guys were a little sadder than I was. Thomas Heurtaux kept his promise, though; he posted a photo with me. It was a nice gesture of fair play.”
