3 reasons why Christian Eriksen will improve Manchester United × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football Listicle 3 reasons why Christian Eriksen will improve Manchester United By Adam Modified 02 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Manchester United vs. Rayo Vallecano - Pre-Season Friendly Christian Eriksen joined Manchester United this summer on a free transfer from Brentford and the club were praised for making an astute signing. While the Dane's arrival does not solve all of United's issues, his signing is a healthy addition to the midfield department. Given Eriksen's previous relationship with Erik ten Hag, the signing made complete sense. Manchester United's pre-season has now ended and while clear improvements are there to be seen, the team still needs a holding midfielder. We will look at three ways in which the signing of Christian Eriksen improves Manchester United. #3 Eriksen gives Ten Hag more options in the midfield By the end of last season, it was clear to everyone that Manchester United needed to add a quality midfielder. Fred and Scott McTominay are both good players in their own right, but the pair cannot operate in midfield week-in and week-out for another whole season. While Eriksen is known to be an advanced midfielder and tends to operate as a number 10, his acquisition gives Ten Hag better midfield options. In two pre-season games, Eriksen was seen picking up deep positions and producing long-range passes to help the team advance further. This proves he has the capabilities and technical ability to play as a number 8. This enables Ten Hag to deploy a 4-3-3 formation. Manu needs an acc for edits@manu_lemoneditsThere's just a beauty to Christian Eriksen's football27310There's just a beauty to Christian Eriksen's football https://t.co/zrjxj5m5lH #2 Eriksen will add creativity to Manchester United Statman Dave@StatmanDaveOnly Kevin De Bruyne & Jack Grealish created more shots per 90 than Christian Eriksen in the Premier League last season:De Bruyne - 5.68Grealish - 5.17Eriksen - 5.08Hudson-Odoi - 4.77Alexander-Arnold - 4.73One of the best playmakers in the league. #MUFC1487136Only Kevin De Bruyne & Jack Grealish created more shots per 90 than Christian Eriksen in the Premier League last season:De Bruyne - 5.68Grealish - 5.17Eriksen - 5.08Hudson-Odoi - 4.77Alexander-Arnold - 4.73One of the best playmakers in the league. #MUFC https://t.co/8tQVY6RvOB Christian Eriksen is an extremely creative player. In the last two years, other than Bruno Fernandes, United haven't had many creative playmakers. Eriksen will help introduce flair from the midfield on a consistent basis. In United's last home game last season, they beat Brentford 3-0. It was arguably one of the best performances in what was otherwise a disastrous season. Fernandes operated on the left that night with Mata occupying the number 10 role. Manchester United were in complete control that night and Fernandes and Mata linked up brilliantly. This is something we could see between Eriksen and Fernandes this season. Recently against Rayo Vallecano, Eriksen operated in the number 10 role while Fernandes was pushed to the left wing. While this means United's frontline will not be as explosive, it will have bags of creativity which could prove to be imperative in breaking sides down. #1 Eriksen will push Bruno Fernandes to play better Mirror Football@MirrorFootballBREAKING: Christian Eriksen handed new Man Utd shirt number as Bruno Fernandes blocks first choicemirror.co.uk/sport/football…111947BREAKING: Christian Eriksen handed new Man Utd shirt number as Bruno Fernandes blocks first choicemirror.co.uk/sport/football… https://t.co/DTtk0doJDN Bruno Fernandes has made the number 10 role his own since joining The Red Devils in January 2020. The Portuguese was brilliant in his first eighteen months and played a vital role in helping the club achieve back-to-back Champions League qualifications. One weakness in Fernandes' game is his poor ball-retention. This is understandable as he is a player who takes a lot of risks. In the first eighteen months, this was not seen as a real issue as the Portuguese was piling up goals and assists. Last season, the goal contributions dried up as Fernandes underwent his worst spell of form since joining Manchester United. While there is hope that he will regain his form and get back to his best, Eriksen will be there to take his place if Fernandes fails to deliver. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Virat Deswal × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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