Casemiro was Manchester United’s man of the match in the win over Nottingham Forest and rightly took the plaudits.
The Brazilian was outstanding, along with Marcus Rashford, who was hailed as ‘unstoppable’ by Erik ten Hag.
One player who was a little overshadowed amid the outpouring of praise, was Christian Eriksen.
The Dane provided a smart assist for Rashford’s opening goal of the game, with a corner-kick routine playing out to perfection.
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Eriksen is putting up impressive assist numbers
Eriksen has quickly shaken off his World Cup disappointment, with a goal against Burnley and an assist against Nottingham Forest.
His whole performance against Forest was impressive, with 90 per cent of his passes completed and 85 touches in midfield.
Eriksen’s season numbers are looking good too. This season already he has seven assists for Manchester United in all competitions.
He leads United for assists, with Marcus Rashford next closest with four.
Five of Eriksen’s seven assists have come in the Premier League. Only Bukayo Saka (6) and Kevin de Bruyne (9) have more this season.
Eriksen has two goals so far this season, both of which came in his last three United matches.
Connection with Rashford reaping rewards
Three of Eriksen’s five Premier League assists have come for Marcus Rashford. This is a combination bettered only by De Bruyne to Erling Haaland (4).
It is fantastic to see how well Eriksen has settled at United, and his signing on a free transfer looks like a masterstroke.
Last season Manchester United’s assist leader was Bruno Fernandes with 14. Eriksen is on course to surpass these numbers if he carries on like this.
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