Incredible comeback takes Eriksen to key role at Man Utd

It is only just over a year since Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest but his celebrated return to football and big impact at Brentford has now taken his incredible comeback story to Old Trafford.

The midfielder is heading to Manchester and set to be a key component of Erik ten Hag's plans to rejuvenate United.

Significantly, United boss Ten Hag has already played a role in Eriksen's tale, handing the Dane the opportunity to regain fitness at former club Ajax in January, before his deadline day move to Brentford.

Back then there was uncertainty about what the future held for Eriksen and whether he could seriously return to the pro ranks, let alone recapture his best form.

But Ten Hag and Eriksen will reconnect this summer with the playmaker re-established as one of Europe's finest creators. He is potentially an ideal recruit for a United side which badly lacked his composure and craft in possession last season.

United were eighth for goals scored in 2021/22 and, remarkably, 18th for goals from set pieces. Eriksen will surely enhance both stats.

From his first Premier League start for Brentford on March 5, he ranked third in the division for chances created and passes into the final third. Two of his four assists came from dead-ball situations, where he was consistently excellent with his delivery, while his ball-striking from outside the box earned him a couple of fine goals for Denmark on his return to the international stage.

That form was a call-back to his brilliant days between 2013 and 2020 in a Tottenham shirt, where he recorded more assists, created more chances and scored more goals from outside the box than any other player in the Premier League.

His impact was transformative for a Brentford side who had dipped