Christian Eriksen: Kneejerk reactions come with the territory

Christian Eriksen says kneejerk reactions come with the territory of playing for Manchester United as he laughed off the focus on their sluggish start to the season.

Having finished third in the Premier League, won the Carabao Cup and reached the FA Cup final last term, there is intrigue and increased expectations around Erik ten Hag's second season.

United were fortunate to kick off their campaign with a 1-0 win against Wolves – a poor performance compounded by last weekend’s alarming drop-off after a fine start in the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham.

Saturday was shaping up to be an even more chastening day after Taiwo Awoniyi and Willy Boly put Forest two up within four minutes of kick-off at a stunned Old Trafford.

But United roared back through Eriksen, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes to secure a 3-2 comeback victory against 10-man Forest, avoiding an intense week of scrutiny ahead of the trip to Arsenal.

Asked how important it was to win given a lot of people have had things to say about United’s start, goalscorer Eriksen said with a smile: "Yeah, this week. Maybe next week they’ll say something else and then the week after they’ll change their mind again.

"It’s how football goes and definitely here.

"I think everybody knows that if you lose one game everything is changed, everything is the worst thing that can happen.

"And if you win, it’s 'oh, it’s normal’, so, yeah, it’s just how it is at this club and we expect that as players.

"Obviously we try to do our best to win every game, none of us like losing and we try to do it in the best possible way."

"And if you win, it's 'oh, it’s normal’, so, yeah, it’s just how it is at this club and we expect that as players."

Eriksen, unsurprisingly given his career and experiences, cares little