Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes heads to Lowry Hotel to see old Sporting Lisbon team-mates before they take on rivals City

MANCHESTER UNITED star Bruno Fernandes enjoyed a reunion with his former Sporting Lisbon pals earlier today.

The Portuguese club, who the 27-year-old left for Old Trafford in January 2020, are in town for their Champions League dead-rubber against Man City.

Bruno Fernandes was spotted visiting his old Sporting Lisbon pals earlier today

Para sempre Leão 💚@B_Fernandes8 visitou hoje o hotel onde está hospedada a nossa equipa 👏 #SportingCP pic.twitter.com/eajRSuvgpx

— Sporting Clube de Portugal 🏆 (@Sporting_CP) March 9, 2022

They already trail the Cityzens 5-0 after being mauled at home in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

And after United were thrashed 4-1 by Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday, it seems unlikely that Fernandes will have been able to pass on any useful tips to help Sporting mount a miraculous comeback.

Fortunately that seemed to matter little as there were smiles all around as the Portugal international received a warm welcome from his old team-mates at Manchester’s Lowry Hotel.

He was also happy to pose with travelling supporters outside of the establishment after enjoying his catch-up.

Sporting Lisbon shared several snaps of him speaking to players and staff and captioned it with: “Forever a Lion.

"Fernandes today visited the hotel where our team is staying.”

Fernandes departed Sporting to try and help United to return to winning the game’s top honours but the club’s trophy cabinet has had no new additions since the 2017 Europa League.