Brentford boss Thomas Frank makes Christian Eriksen admission ahead of Manchester United clash

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has admitted he is relishing his reunion with Christian Eriksen as Manchester United travel to the capital on Saturday.

Eriksen left the Bees at the end of last season after signing a short-term deal with the West London club halfway through the campaign. The former Tottenham man decided to make the move to Old Trafford for the 2022/23 season and Frank has said he is looking forward to seeing his old player this weekend.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Frank said: "I am looking forward to seeing him again. I look forward to giving him a hug and asking him how his family is, then I look forward to competing against him on the pitch and afterwards hopefully we will have three points and he will have zero, but we will see.

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"I think no doubt with his qualities, you could also see it in the last game – I know he was used in two different positions during the game. Obviously his quality on the ball is key and we know we can’t give him too much time because he can see the ball between lines, he can see the ball behind and has the quality to put it on a string for any player."

United suffered defeat on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, falling to a 2-1 loss against Brighton. Before that game, supporters protested against the ownership of the Glazer family and the Reds have also been attempting to bolster their squad before the transfer deadline.

With so much going on at United, Frank was asked if this is a good time to be playing Erik ten Hag's side, however, the Brentford boss was unsure about that. "I don’t think there is an ideal time," he added.

"In general I don’t believe in if it’s a perfect situation