Sir Alex Ferguson has delivered his verdict on Christian Eriksen amid Manchester United links

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has previously hailed the talents of attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen amid ongoing links connecting him with a move to Old Trafford.

According to various reports, United are interested in signing the Denmark international ahead of the summer transfer window opening later this month. The former Tottenham Hotspur star joined Brentford on a short-term deal back in January after leaving Inter Milan in December by mutual consent.

Eriksen was forced to leave the Italian heavyweights after being fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device after suffering a cardiac arrest on international duty at last summer's European Championship. He collapsed during Denmark's tournament opener against Finland and it was considered a miracle that he pulled through.

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Italian rules meant that he could not continue to play for Inter with an ICD fitted. Therefore, Brentford took a punt on the Dane and handed him a short-team deal, which will expire at the end of this month. He racked up four assists and scored one goal between making his Bees debut in late-February and the end of the season.

His performances for Thomas Frank's side did not go unnoticed, meaning several big-name Premier League clubs are interested in his services this summer, in the event of him not committing his future to Brentford. United, alongside Tottenham, have been tipped as one of the favourites to sign him.

United are poised to prioritise strengthening their midfield options this summer and Eriksen has made it onto the radar, even though they are in the market for a defensive-minded