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Sat 01 October 2022 | 13:55

Eriksen: “Good connection with Fernandes” key to strong United debut

The duo was essential to Man United's four-match winning run as the Dane believes a “different style of play” has strengthened his on-field connection with the Portuguese.

Winning the club’s

Player of the Month

award for September,

Christian Eriksen

joined the Red Devils as a free agent following a brief spell at Brentford where he headed after recovering from a cardiac arrest he suffered in Euro 2022. The Dane quickly became a key part of Erik ten Hag's United team playing behind Fernandes in a deep midfield role.

After winning

Manchester United

's Player of the Month award for September, Eriksen hails his on-field connection with

Bruno Fernandes

for his strong debut.

"Some people see us as very similar players, but they probably only look at the stats and don't see us, the player and the qualities,"

Eriksen said

.

"We have different qualities, a different style of play and, with Bruno and in general, I think I'm learning to get to know all my team-mates better.

"We're starting to get that connection. With Bruno, it's a good connection and it's nice to have such a good footballer in front of me.

"I think, from my own point of view, it's only been a few months but it feels like I've been here longer.

"It's to do with the club, the people working for the club, the team. In general, I've been made to feel very welcome since day one and I felt at home straight away."

 

The midfielder had a strong performance for

Denmark

last week as well, scoring in their Nations League defeat to Croatia before another strong performance in a 2-0 victory over France. Denmark and

France

are in the same group of the Qatar World Cup as the Danish midfielder hopes his side similar result in November.

"We play France very often! In the Nations League, also before in the World Cup [in 2018], we played against France and now again,"

he added

.

"The game was good for us the other day. It was a nice send-off before the World Cup, to get a good feeling before the World Cup.

"We know, at the same time, France will be a completely different team when we play them next, with different players compared to what they had, but, for us, as a team, it was a perfect goodbye before the World Cup.

"Now there's no more breaks and I can be fully focused on United until the World Cup."

 

On United’s upcoming Sunday

Manchester derby

, the Dane added: "

It's going to be a tough test.

"We're feeling good and in a good place, really flowing and I'm looking forward to the game.

"It's a first derby for me personally, in Manchester, and hopefully it's going to be a fun game to play in and a fun game to watch."

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source: ManUtd.com



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