[BorisManUtd]

Not extending his contract is probably right decision. He's 33 and at this point better as an option for European games and unless we win Europa we won't even play European football next season so doesn't make much sense to keep Eriksen. Even in league he can have some terrific performances and assists but given his age it seems he can't cope physically anymore.

 

[Remember the geese]

Replacing him with Cherki or Mora would be ideal. Alternatively, we have the likes of Fletcher, Thwaites, Ibragimov etc coming through.

 

[NZT-One]

Quotes to Danish media about his United future:

Not surprising and obviously the right decision, but maybe slightly odd that the club hasn't communicated it to him clearly.

Definitely odd. Was happy when he was brought in as I thought he was planned to be an option for Bruno so he could get a rest from time to time. When he turned a regular as CM, I was pretty negatively suprised. He seems a good guy, hope he'll find something for a few years.

 

[JezChan]

I can see him still being class for a season in Italy or Spain, maybe for a Europa- or Conference League-level team like Fiorentina or Villarreal. As for the rest of this season, our remaining fixtures don't have that many easy-to-beat teams that we'll be dominant against, outside of the Wolves game. I won't be surprised if we've seen his last start for the club, unless Amorim heavily rotates prior to Europa League ties.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Wish we had got him back in 2014/15. Lovely footballer.

 

[JBG]

Wish we had got him back in 2014/15. Lovely footballer.

I agree with you. Just a weird post to see here after what was the worst performance I've seen from a CM for MU in a long while.

 

[Vault Dweller]

I agree with you. Just a weird post to see here after what was the worst performance I've seen from a CM for MU in a long while.

Both things can be true. It's right for him to go now but showed his quality when we first got him, up to his injury. And would have been someone of invaluable quality had we got him say 10 years ago.

 

[Red in STL]

I can see him still being class for a season in Italy or Spain, maybe for a Europa- or Conference League-level team like Fiorentina or Villarreal. As for the rest of this season, our remaining fixtures don't have that many easy-to-beat teams that we'll be dominant against, outside of the Wolves game. I won't be surprised if we've seen his last start for the club, unless Amorim heavily rotates prior to Europa League ties.

He can't play in Italy because of the heart thing, that's why he had to leave Inter

 

[Bestie07]

Both things can be true. It's right for him to go now but showed his quality when we first got him, up to his injury. And would have been someone of invaluable quality had we got him say 10 years ago.

Eriksen is actually a very good example of a player who wasted his prime years by joining Spurs after leaving Ajax. He never reached the levels of Modric, Kane or Bale so that the big clubs actually put enough money on the the table that would convince Spurs to sell, yet he was definitely putting in performances where he would not have looked out of place in a side that was fighting for trophies anywhere in Europe.

A cautionary tale for young players who one day want to join the truly elite teams - and this is not to say that Eriksen didn’t have a good career or that Spurs are not a big team.

 

[JezChan]

He can't play in Italy because of theheart thing, that's why he had to leave Inter

I see - thanks for that. He's a class player and I hope for his sake he gets one last good showing somewhere less physically demanding.

 

[Zico1982]

Real wanted him, as did we a couple of times, but Levy was demanding unfarthomable fees, assuring that he stayed at Spurs for too long.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Good when he came on I thought

 

[Slevs]

Good when he came on I thought

Yes. Except for the terrible corner which evaded every single united man in added time and that last minute shot (???) he took or was it a cross or a punt to the stands, don't think he even fecking knows.

 

[FerociousCorgis]

tries his best but just clearly need to move on from him.

 

[BorisManUtd]

Good when he came on I thought

Yeah decent but nothing came out of it. Also few poor corners. Eriksen has had better cameos.

 

[LeonDion]

Poor signing. Need to move on from. Looking back now, him and Casemiro were terrible direction for club to take.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Poor signing. Need to move on from. Looking back now, him and Casemiro were terrible direction for club to take.

Think he has stayed a year longer than we wanted but don't think he has been a bad signing on a free. Can't imagine his wages are among the highest in the squad.

 

[VP89]

Poor signing. Need to move on from. Looking back now, him and Casemiro were terrible direction for club to take.

We got him for a free and there were plenty of times he added strong value. He was actually a very astute signing.

 

[Lay]

Genuinely won't remember much about him when he leaves. Even the games he played well in, he was gassed after 45 minutes.

Need to stop signing players who are physically finished. Their odd piece of brilliance isn't worth it

 

[BorisManUtd]

He's got 7 G/A in 11 cup games (Europa and 2 domestic cups) this season. 0 goals and 1 assist in league. So cup competitions definitely a reason why he's still been useful at times. Obviously won't be here beyond May but happy we've had him over last 3 years even with that injury keeping him out for long.

 

[LeonDion]

We got him for a free and there were plenty of times he added strong value. He was actually a very astute signing.

Three years I can’t think of many big performances in that time. Him and Casemiro quickly became players needed to move on but given we have moved on lots our options now depleted and Eriksen is one of them still. Poor approach. I think people put too much emphasis on like rather than performance. I like Eriksen, wish him well. But I squirm when he’s picked. I like Eriksen. I would be gutted if we adopt same approach to signing in summer.

 

[tomaldinho1]

Genuinely won't remember much about him when he leaves. Even the games he played well in, he was gassed after 45 minutes.

Need to stop signing players who are physically finished. Their odd piece of brilliance isn't worth it

Start of 22/23 he was great + even since the bad injury he is one of the few players we have who always looks for the pass and not just the shot, like the chip for Amad's goal versus Soton. We obviously got him too late but no reason we can't reflect positively on his time here, he created a lot of goals and is one of the few actually good technical players we have. Free transfer, average wages, good role model, 2 cups in his time here and plenty of assists with a few goals.

 

[VP89]

Three years I can’t think of many big performances in that time. Him and Casemiro quickly became players needed to move on but given we have moved on lots our options now depleted and Eriksen is one of them still. Poor approach. I think people put too much emphasis on like rather than performance. I like Eriksen, wish him well. But I squirm when he’s picked. I like Eriksen. I would be gutted if we adopt same approach to signing in summer.

Was very good in his first whole season, then the tactical change in play for the second season never suited him. Despite that he had some sporadic strong cameos in between.

 

[Zico1982]

4.8 in the ratings yesterday. Not rated at all in the caf.

 

[LeonDion]

Was very good in his first whole season, then the tactical change in play for the second season never suited him. Despite that he had some sporadic strong cameos in between.

I think he was good for most part of first season but a shadow of player he was at Spurs. Beyond that he becomes problem similar to Casemiro. A number in squad, money out of club and decline to point where he ideally won’t play.

So for me, together with Casemiro, not good signing and hopefully not a model to follow.

 

[MadDogg]

Was very good in his first whole season, then the tactical change in play for the second season never suited him. Despite that he had some sporadic strong cameos in between.

It definitely wasn't the whole first season. He was mostly good up until the end of January (although even before that he'd struggled quite a few times in high intensity games), but he's never been the same since Andy Carroll subbed on quite blatantly with the intention of injuring someone.

There's still been the odd game here and there where he looked good, but the 'tackle' from that prick effectively ended Eriksen at the top level.

 

[VP89]

It definitely wasn't the whole first season. He was mostly good up until the end of January (although even before that he'd struggled quite a few times in high intensity games), but he's never been the same since Andy Carroll subbed on quite blatantly with the intention of injuring someone.

There's still been the odd game here and there where he looked good, but the 'tackle' from that prick effectively ended Eriksen at the top level.

I'd look back in year one and consider him very good, he wasn't the same after the tackle but he also wasn't as off the boil as he was in the second year.

Very few players maintain high consistency across a whole season but he had a good first year and then added value in his cameos since, whilst also being a passenger in some games too.

Overall though there's no way he's a bad signing, he joined on a free.

 

[MadDogg]

I'd look back in year one and consider him very good, he wasn't the same after the tackle but he also wasn't as off the boil as he was in the second year.

Very few players maintain high consistency across a whole season but he had a good first year and then added value in his cameos since, whilst also being a passenger in some games too.

Overall though there's no way he's a bad signing, he joined on a free.

I'd agree that he wasn't a bad signing since he was a free and his wages aren't absolutely huge (like some freebies demand). If he'd continued in that pre-injury form for longer I'd even go so far as to say he was a very good signing. His signing is an example of the one profile we should be making if we do sign an older player. Cheap transfer fee and decent wage. Not too much risk.

I'd disagree with him being 'very good' for his first season overall, or that he wasn't that bad for the rest of that season after the injury. I don't think there was much difference between his form when he returned from that injury in 22/23 and how he played in 23/24. In both he still had the odd game when we were comfortably the better team, but almost anytime the midfield was competitive he struggled massively and simply got over-run. He's probably been a bit better this season when he has played.

 

[Marwood]

Poor signing. Need to move on from. Looking back now, him and Casemiro were terrible direction for club to take.

I wouldn't call him a direction.

You can pick up Eriksen on a free and still do whatever you want with the rest of the squad. His signing hasn't dictated other transfers.

 

[Stobzilla]

Was very good, vital even up until the Reading FA Cup game and then we really missed a calming midfield presence such as his for the rest of that first year. When he came back he has looked progressively more and more off it.

I don't think we should be playing someone who was quite so open about how their mind is already on next year and moving on from us during the international break, however obvious it may be I think it is a bit unprofessional to state it in the media knowing how much all things United get amplified and twisted.

 

[jasveron]

Was very good, vital even up until the Reading FA Cup game and then we really missed a calming midfield presence such as his for the rest of that first year. When he came back he has looked progressively more and more off it.

I don't think we should be playing someone who was quite so open about how their mind is already on next year and moving on from us during the international break, however obvious it may be I think it is a bit unprofessional to state it in the media knowing how much all things United get amplified and twisted.

It's a bit unfair, isn't it? What was he supposed to say when he was specifically asked about his plans after the summer? United didn’t renew his contract, so he obviously has to say he is open to new opportunities. I think he has been very professional the entire time he’s been here.

I have enjoyed watching him play football. He’s one of the very few in our squad with a high football IQ. My fondest memory would have to be the game against Arsenal in his first season. I could be biased, but I think had we use him right, he would have contributed more.

 

[Stobzilla]

It's a bit unfair, isn't it? What was he supposed to say when he was specifically asked about his plans after the summer? United didn’t renew his contract, so he obviously has to say he is open to new opportunities. I think he has been very professional the entire time he’s been here.

I think he has been professional and acted almost perfectly, one incident doesn't make him inherently unprofessional, but an easy answer would have been "We haven't spoken yet, we are just focused on finishing the season strong and hopefully with a trophy". I just made that shit up now and while yes, it is a nothing answer, it doesn't create an additional needless story.

 

[elmo]

I can see him still being class for a season in Italy or Spain, maybe for a Europa- or Conference League-level team like Fiorentina or Villarreal. As for the rest of this season, our remaining fixtures don't have that many easy-to-beat teams that we'll be dominant against, outside of the Wolves game. I won't be surprised if we've seen his last start for the club, unless Amorim heavily rotates prior to Europa League ties.

I don’t think he’s allowed to play in Italy with his heart condition.