{"id":533790,"date":"2023-10-30T13:26:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=533790"},"modified":"2023-10-30T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:27:00","slug":"never-wear-that-shirt-again-actually-unbelievable-man-united-fans-react-to-christian-eriksen-display-gainst-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/never-wear-that-shirt-again-actually-unbelievable-man-united-fans-react-to-christian-eriksen-display-gainst-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Never wear that shirt again&#8217;, &#8216;Actually unbelievable&#8217; &#8211; Man United fans react to Christian Eriksen display gainst Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Man United fans have reacted to Christian Eriksen&#8217;s display as Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side were beaten 3-0 by rivals Man City on Sunday (29 October).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 31-year-old started alongside Sofyan Amrabat in the Red Devils&#8217; midfield &#8211; with Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes playing in more advanced roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eriksen&#8217;s last Premier League start came in the 3-1 defeat against Brighton last month (16 September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;When I saw McTominay alongside Eriksen in midfield, I thought that was brave&#8230; if not a little bit reckless&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GNev2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GNev2<\/a> says Manchester United second-half performance was &#39;appalling&#39; \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tpa6mObmZR\">pic.twitter.com\/Tpa6mObmZR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1718694932821770503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The defeat against City leaves United eighth in the Premier League table having won five of a possible ten league games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Matches\/1729226\/LiveStatistics\/England-Premier-League-2023-2024-Manchester-United-Manchester-City\">WhoScored<\/a>, Eriksen recorded a pass success rate of just 71.1%, failed to complete a dribble and was dispossessed twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan claimed the Denmark international, alongside Marcus Rashford, should not wear the Man United shirt again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rashford and Eriksen should never wear that shirt again. Absolute embarrassment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUNMCI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUNMCI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Frank \ud83d\udd34 (@anthony_oneill_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthony_oneill_\/status\/1718676505125847277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More fans shifted the blame onto Ten Hag, with one claiming it made &#8220;no sense&#8221; to play Eriksen against Man City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i bet if you asked ten Hag what his United philosophy is noone wud understand bcos he cant articulate it. Having Eriksen on v City just makes no sense. He is not proactive, and has almost no legs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rune Toftlund (@Rutof) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rutof\/status\/1718914744915005474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Playing Eriksen as a lone cdm should be a criminal offence \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>&mdash; Mikel (@theestallionman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theestallionman\/status\/1718787143105991124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One more supporter insisted the ex-Tottenham midfielder&#8217;s continued presence in the United lineup is a hallmark of how &#8220;average&#8221; the Old Trafford side have become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can see how average mufc midfield is when you still see Eriksen playing as the main man. <br><br>I just don&#39;t want to support this club anymore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mufc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Heysup (@Heysup07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heysup07\/status\/1718679219130318853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another claimed it was &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; to see Eriksen still on the pitch after 80 minutes &#8211; with the midfielder eventually substituted four minutes from time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">80 mins in and Eriksen is still on. Actually unbelievable <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lewis Wyatt (@hurricane_wyatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hurricane_wyatt\/status\/1718677255138807964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One supporter insisted Eriksen and McTominay should have been sold in the summer window instead of Fred &#8211; who joined Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fred being sold was a BIG mistake. Eriksen and McTominay should have gone not him<\/p>&mdash; \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b (@UtdEra_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtdEra_\/status\/1718713531204300885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And another claimed it was time for United&#8217;s big guns, including Rashford and Eriksen, to be dropped in favour of some of the club&#8217;s most promising youngsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They would teach so called seniors a lesson. Drop Rashford, Fernandes and Eriksen and get these lads on the pitch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lri25AG0nG\">https:\/\/t.co\/Lri25AG0nG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; steve lord (@davincicomm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davincicomm\/status\/1718950095847039343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/revealed-man-united-hit-by-shattering-42m-blow\/\">Man United hit by shattering \u00a342million blow.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United fans have reacted to Christian Eriksen&#8217;s display as Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side were beaten 3-0 by rivals Man City on Sunday (29 October). The 31-year-old started alongside Sofyan Amrabat in the Red Devils&#8217; midfield &#8211; with Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes playing in more advanced roles. 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