“Hoping to learn and improve by playing alongside Christian Eriksen,” says Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has welcomed Christian Eriksen with open arms as the Portuguese international has heaped praise on the Dane and feels that there is a lot to learn from the former Inter Milan man. Eriksen has face a lot in the last couple of years but he has weathered the storms and now will be joining United after spending a short stint at Brentford last season.

Eriksen’s career highlight till now was his long stay at Tottenham Hotspur where he broke several records in the Premier League and became one of the best in his position. He was simply sensational for Spurs for many years before he decided to move out to the Serie A joining Inter Milan. However his career was threatened when he suffered a cardiac arrest during the Euros in 2020 in a group stage game against Finland.

But thankfully he was saved and a cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted on his heart which resulted in Inter terminating his contract. But it was Brentford who gave him a second chance at his career and he repaid them by playing good football as he saved them from relegation. His standout performances for the Bees caught the eye and United were impressed and wanted to snap him up.

The 30-year-old has signed a three year contract with Manchester United and now he will look to embark on a different mission under the tutelage of Erik ten Hag. So it will be interesting to see how the Dutchman fits in Eriksen in a system that already has someone like Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal international has been tremendous for the Red Devils ever since joining Old Trafford so people though the signing of Eriksen might give rise to some competition. But Fernandes has welcomed the Dane with open arms as he wants to learn from his experience teammate.  He said, “I always learn from players who play similar position as me, so I think Christian has been an amazing player in the past and even last season when he played for Brentford, he was amazing for them and I think he’s such a good quality player for us.”

He shared how he is looking forward to playing alongside him and feels that the best players make other players get better and therefore he is looking to play and improve by watching Christian Eriksen day in day out at Old Trafford. “I’m looking forward to playing alongside him because I think the best players make you play better, make you improve, so I’m looking forward to learn from him and to help him in any way I can,” Bruno concluded.

Bruno Fernandes scored 10 goals and provided 14 assists from 46 matches across all competitions for United. Despite a decent tally he was criticized for being lazy as it was nowhere near to his previous year at Old Trafford when he simply shattered the bar set for him. So it will be interesting to see how he and Eriksen works together and whether they manage to get United back in the top four in the upcoming season.