Manchester United might have made the signing of the season after win vs Arsenal

Eriksen's influence

Manchester United have spent £225.4million on new players this summer, but the one that Erik ten Hag can't do without didn't cost a penny and arrived with little fanfare.

In amongst a spending spree on Brazilians and Argentineans, Christian Eriksen doesn't have the glamour of some of his fellow new boys, but none of United's summer signings have played more minutes than the Dane this season.

He has missed just eight minutes of United's first six Premier League games and in a competitive midfield, he is beginning to look undroppable.

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The 30-year-old was a shrewd addition this summer, but he was expected to add competition and depth rather than prove to be an integral cog in Ten Hag's machine.

But his intelligence and quality on the ball have proved to be vital to United's adaptation to their new manager. Eriksen is a classy footballer who is relishing still having the chance to perform on the big stage.

He played key passes in all of United's goals, even though the stats will show he had just one assist. With Casemiro still to come in midfield and Fred determined to get back in, competition remains in midfield, but Eriksen's place looks assured.

Rashford vs Jesus

This was a match full of interesting battles but one of the most intriguing was at opposite ends of the pitch between the two men leading the line for their respective sides.

Marcus Rashford was a peripheral presence for United for the first hour, but ended the contest as the match-winner and the hero against Arsenal for the first time since his Premier League debut in 2016.

It had mostly been a frustrating afternoon for the forward who finds his place under pressure like never before, but he kept