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‘It was easy to provoke’: Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen admits he was disappointed to be booed by Brentford fans during his return to his old club in his new side’s 4-0 defeat
- The Danish international has rejected a new contract from De Bees this summer
- The 30-year-old decided to sign for Manchester United instead
- Eriksen was booed during Brentford’s stunning 4-0 win over his new club
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Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has revealed he was disappointed to be booed by his former club Brentford earlier this season.
Brentford signed Eriksen for free in January, with the club giving the Dane his first chance at senior football since he went into cardiac arrest in June 2021.
The playmaker’s time in West London was a great success. Not only did he contribute a goal and four assists in his 11 Premier League appearances, but he also won praise throughout the game for his passing, vision and playing style.
Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen was disappointed with booing on his return to Brentford
The 30-year-old rejected a new contract from the Bees and went to Manchester United instead
The 30-year-old decided to turn down a new contract from Thomas Frank’s Bees and instead make the move to Old Trafford this summer.
On his return to Gtech Community Stadium, he was booed when his name was mentioned as part of United’s starting line-up ahead of his side’s heavy 4-0 defeat in the second week of the season. He was also booed when he touched the ball during the match.
“It was a bit of a mix. They were very happy after they were about to win 4-0, and then people jumped on the wave,” Eriksen told Danish media. Tipsbladet.
Eriksen was booed when his name was announced as part of United’s starting line-up
“It was easy to captivate. It’s not something I remember as a good thing. You can run it however you want.
‘One way or the other. If people choose to captivate, it certainly sounds one way.’
The former Tottenham and Inter Milan star was responsible for one of the goals Erik ten Hag’s team allowed against Brentford as they suffered consecutive defeats in a miserable start to the new season.
Mathias Jensen stole the ball from Eriksen while trying to play the ball from behind and scored the second goal of the match for the Bees.
The Denmark international was responsible for one of United’s goals against Brentford. allowed
United have since won their next four league games, including victories over rivals Liverpool and Arsenal.
Eriksen added: “There were no personal mistakes like against Brentford where David (De Gea) and I made mistakes and then we were 2-0 down after five minutes.
“Now we are back on top with some nice 1-0 wins, which have been good for us.”
Eriksen is currently away on international duty with Denmark for their last two Nations League matches.
Denmark will play against Croatia on Thursday and receive world champions France on Sunday.