Bruno Fernandes might be first alternative at Manchester United this season and Christian Eriksen has ‘no probability’ of taking part in alongside the Portuguese playmaker.
That’s in keeping with former Liverpool star Danny Murphy, who’s nervous concerning the Dane’s probabilities of turning into a starter at Outdated Trafford.
Eriksen signed a three-year take care of the Purple Devils final week after opting to go away Brentford, following a profitable six-month stint with the Bees.
The Denmark ace was taking part in in a free function in north-west London, permitting him to drop deep to be able to dictate play.
Whereas Erik ten Hag says Eriksen is able to taking part in in a midfield two, he advised in an interview this week that he has been signed to play as a conventional quantity ten.
That place has been occupied by Fernandes for the reason that playmaker’s £49m transfer to Outdated Trafford from Sporting Lisbon in 2020 and it will be a daring transfer to bench him given his productiveness.
Ten Hag has performed with a 4-2-3-1 system in pre-season, which suggests there would solely be area for both Eriksen or Fernandes within the beginning line-up.
And Murphy has warned Eriksen that he faces disappointment if he thinks he’ll knock Fernandes out of the beginning XI, saying he has ‘no probability’ of taking part in alongside the Portuguese.
‘I feel United are solely going to play with one No.10,’ Murphy informed TalkSPORT.
‘When you assume you will get Eriksen and Fernandes in a midfield three and have the ability to compete with the very best groups athletically and defensively, you’ve got no probability.
‘He (Eriksen) will play his fair proportion of video games since you do not need the identical XI each week. I feel it’s 5 substitutions this season as properly, so there might be impacts off the bench.’
United have opted to maintain Eriksen within the UK till they return from their tour of Australia.
It was felt the size of the journey, plus the time distinction, could be an excessive amount of for the Dane to fight given he’d be becoming a member of the tour midway by.
He and Lisandro Martinez will subsequently hyperlink up with their new team-mates after they return from Down Beneath they usually’re more likely to begin in a pre-season pleasant in opposition to Rayo Vallecano at Outdated Trafford on the finish of the month.
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