Christian Eriksen thinks Manchester United did too much travelling on their pre-season tour of North America this summer. United played Arsenal in New Jersey, Wrexham in San Diego, Real Madrid in Houston and Borussia Dortmund in Las Vegas on their tour of the States and the trip involved thousands of miles of travel around the USA.
Erik ten Hag's side ended the tour with a defeat against Dortmund on Sunday night and Eriksen started in that game, which the Bundesliga runners-up won 3-2 thanks to Youssoufa Moukoko's match-winning strike. Want to join our MUFC Pro club for a totally ad-free version of the MEN’s Man United app packed with premium features? Click here ALSO READ: United give updates on Varane, Garnacho and Amad Eriksen spoke to MUTV after the final leg of the tour and he admitted there had been too much travelling for his liking. "I think it's been good.
There's been a lot of games and too much travelling, to be honest. It's been nice to see all the fans and to give back to them.
I think we played a strong game apart from the result. "We lost, so it's a big disappointment, but I think we tried to do what we could and I think we played a strong 43 mins in the first half, then the second half as well, but yeah, when we make mistakes like that we get punished. "It's feeling easier going into the games [with better fitness levels], we're feeling more prepared.