Christian Eriksen explains how Erik ten Hag convinced him to join Manchester United

Christian Eriksen has revealed that Erik ten Hag was 'very' influential in his decision to join Manchester United and believes his style of play will fit well into the Dutchman's side.

United made Eriksen their second signing of the summer when they secured the in-demand playmaker on a free transfer. The Dane left Brentford upon the expiration of his contract after making a remarkable return to football with the Bees, just a few months on from suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Euro 2020.

Despite the upheaval he has faced, Eriksen proved he is still more than capable of playing at the highest level after a string of classy displays helped secure Brentford's place in the Premier League. Though returning to England was never a part of his plan before the incident, the 31-year-old is happy to be a United player.

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"I think from my career path before the incident in the Euros, the planning wasn’t to go back to the UK at all," he told United's in-house media. "I was thinking my time to go to Manchester United was before! Obviously, then I was at Spurs, and then went to Italy, but now to sit here is definitely something that I didn’t expect, but I'm also very happy that I’m here. It feels good, it feels good to be here."

Eriksen then went on to detail how Ten Hag convinced him to choose United despite interest from other clubs. "Very," he replied when asked how important the manager was in his decision. "I want to come here to play football, I don’t come here just for the logo itself, I want to come here and play.

"Obviously to speak with the manager and hear his ideas and have conversations with him on the football terms was great