Christian Eriksen comment and players abused by a fan - what happened after Brentford vs Manchester United

It took Christian Eriksen five words to sum up his and Manchester United's Saturday afternoon in the sweltering heat of west London. Bizarrely booed by fans of the club he spent the second half of last season representing, Eriksen was hounded and hassled in an unfamiliar position, targetted by his former teammates as a weak link in a holding midfield position.

The Dane was pressed constantly and struggled to dictate the tempo from his role in Erik ten Hag's side. United were crushed 4-0 by Brentford, their latest humiliation in a catalogue full of them.

Eriksen trudged through the mixed zone half an hour after full-time and was asked to stop for a word by the journalists present. "Not today, it was a terrible day."

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Five words cut to the heart of another Manchester United horror show. Bottom of the league, beaten by Brighton and Brentford, with confidence battered and egos bruised. "You should have stayed at a big club," the home fans taunted Eriksen with. He could indeed be forgiven for wondering what on earth he has done.

It was a parade of glum faces as United's players made their way through the mixed zone and to the team coach after the game. Scott McTominay couldn't face the prospect of talking about what had just happened and he clearly wasn't alone.

To his credit, David de Gea did front up, asking to speak to the Manchester-based journalists to take responsibility for what had transpired. Just over three weeks ago he sat in a hotel room in Perth and talked to some of the same group, exuding the positivity that had taken hold in pre-season. It feels a lifetime ago now.

Supporters felt the same excitement when they watched Ten Hag's team play in