Manchester United spent £81 million on Antony this summer and £60 million on Casemiro. But the best signing of the bunch may just be free transfer Christian Eriksen.
Eriksen looked great value before he had even kicked a ball for the club. Now the move is looking better and better with every single passing game.
The Dane has been selected to start every match so far by manager Erik ten Hag, picked to start eight out of eight games in all competitions to date. Few would have anticipated this before the season began.
It shows how crucially he is being regarded by Ten Hag, and Eriksen is justifying his regular selection.
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Eriksen looks better and better
Eriksen provided the assist for Manchester United’s opening goal of the game, with an incisive pass to Jadon Sancho inside the box. The forward had time and space to turn and pick his spot in the bottom corner.
This was Eriksen’s second assist of the season, and he will likely end up with double figures by the end of the campaign.
Eriksen has helped to reform the Manchester United midfield, a priority heading into the season. The team are no longer getting overrun in games on a weekly basis.
Former United star Wes Brown told MUTV: “He’s opened up a lot of different plays, he controls the game. He looks effortless, he seems to pick the right one [pass] all the time.”
Eriksen had 68 touches, creating two chances, working hard from a defensive perspective too, making eight recoveries. He was voted by fans as man of the match.
The move to sign Eriksen looks inspired, and it is great to see how quickly and efficiently he has clicked as part of United’s midfield three.
It would not be a surprise to see Eriksen in the running for United’s player of the year award at the end of the season, or even voted into the PFA Team of the Year, he’s been that good.
There’s a long way to go, and plenty left to achieve, but eight games into the season, we really could not have asked for more from the 30-year-old.
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