Sporting CP coach Silas admits Bruno Fernandes may've made his farewell appearance for last night's defeat of Maritimo.

The Sporting captain remains a target for Manchester United, though featured in Monday's 1-0 defeat of Maritimo.

Silas remarked afterwards: "I cannot confirm that it was the last game. I would like him to stay, but I cannot say whether he stays or not.

"Bruno is a different player. He started playing up front, we sent him further back ... He sees things that no one sees. Diagonal movements, long passes ... Further back, the opposing line drops further, because he starts making passes. Any team that had Bruno and lost him would be resentful. We will resent it if we lose him.

"If we lose Bruno we will have to find solutions."