His defensive contributions to the Manchester Utd team is comparable to that of other top defensive midfielders in the premier league. He's one of the best chance creators from deep too, and his ability to distribute from central areas is critical to Man Utd's counter-attack style alongside with Paul Pogba. He also has heatmaps comparable to other no.8s in the PL, including de bruyne. He is an attacking midfielder with one of the best attacking stats in Europe. That is a fact.
"Bruno Fernandes is a forward lel" sounds like terrible cope to justify your biases.