Manchester United don't yet have a solution for their impending Christian Eriksen dilemma

It almost goes without saying now, but when Erik ten Hag's side win you can safely presume that Christian Eriksen had a key part to play in it.

Manchester United bounced back from defeat to Real Sociedad in their Europa League opener with victory over FC Sheriff on Thursday night. Eriksen played the entirety of the match and got another assist, and the three points duly followed.

Many people expected the Denmark international to have bit-part role to play this season, with Eriksen effectively viewed as a replacement for squad players Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata when he arrived on a free over the summer.

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Indeed, that probably was the plan. However, it is credit to the 30-year-old that he has made himself undroppable, not only filling the void for a progressive midfielder following Paul Pogba's departure and the failed Frenkie de Jong pursuit, but also because he has been excellent at it.

“It’s been going better and better in every game,” he revealed in a chat with club media recently. “First of all, I’ve played every position I think in the first two or three games, and now to be a bit more in the same position has been good to be able to develop the game from there."

Eriksen played as a false nine on the opening day of the season in defeat to Brighton and was the defensive anchor in United's humiliating loss at Brentford the week after. Since then he has been deployed in a more familiar midfield role and United haven't looked back.

United have won five of their six games since Eriksen switched positions and even that sole defeat comes with the caveat that he had been substituted by the time Sociedad took the lead at Old Trafford last week.

The Dane is not only great but