CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN has lost his place in the Man Utd starting XI – just days after appearing to make a dressing room admission.
The Danish midfielder made his fourth successive start for the Red Devils in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with FC Twente.
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Eriksen netted in the first half, his third goal in four games across all competitions.
But he has been sent back to the bench for today’s visit of Tottenham to Old Trafford.
Following the draw against Twente, Eriksen gave a divisive interview with TNT Sports.
He suggested the Dutch side had “wanted it more” after staging a second half comeback at Old Trafford.
Eriksen said: “I think we are mostly disappointed as a team.
“I think, obviously we wanted more but in the end it was far from good enough.
“Being said also in the changing room they looked like they wanted it more than us and that can’t be right.”
“Everyone is looking at themselves, for most.
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“Everyone is a professional footballer, they know what to do and know what can’t happen.
“In a game like today, obviously we don’t lose but it feels like a loss and that is something that at home against Twente can’t happen.”
The interview didn’t go down well with some sections of the Utd support.
One raged on X: “They’ve said in the changing room that FC Twente wanted it more? Not good. Not good at all.”
Another said: “How can you be saying this?”
Ten Hag had been equally scathing of his players after they surrendered the lead in midweek.
He fumed: “I think every team has this in a season, when you play 60 games, sure there will be games where you are not happy with the performance, not happy when the opponent wants it more.”
