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Christian Eriksen is confident Manchester United are on a “good road” and praised the qualities of his fellow Red Devils midfielders.
Although United lost to Real Sociedad in the Europa League last time out, their Premier League fortunes have seen a vast improvement since Erik ten Hag lost his first two games in charge last month.
A 3-1 home win over Arsenal last Sunday made it four successive league victories for United – their best winning run since April 2021.
Eriksen created a team-high three chances and recorded 33 successful passes (also a team-high) against the Gunners, as well as teeing up Marcus Rashford’s second goal.
Only Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes (both 10) have created more Premier League chances than Eriksen for United this campaign (eight). Meanwhile, Fernandes (539) is the only Red Devils midfielder to rack up more Premier League minutes than Eriksen’s 532 under Ten Hag.
Speaking to the club’s website, Eriksen said United’s midfielders were adapting well to the new boss’s methods.
“Everyone has different qualities and it’s up to the manager who he’s going to put down to play in which games and see what qualities will work,” Eriksen said.
“Take Casemiro coming in and showing how strong he is already, being a winner. And Fred and Donny [van de Beek] have played for many years – it’s a decent midfield.
“Scott [McTominay] has done very well and I think you can see that from the games. I think in the first few games, we were looking for each other a bit and seeing where we are.
“But now I think we are starting to get a good connection and a good feeling of where you should be, and also because of the instructions of the manager, as he has the positions he would like us to be in.
“I think it’s gone well, but also when you win games it’s just easier to look back and the confidence builds up and you forget the small mistakes you make and remember the good things.
“There are a lot of things we can improve, but it’s a good road we’re on.”
Last season’s 6th-placed Premier League finish means United are competing in the Europa League this campaign, but Eriksen believes the strength of their squad – and the allowance of five substitutions – leaves them well-equipped to cope.
“[The whole squad] is going to be very important,” he added. “I think this is a good year to have five substitutions.
“It will help the pressure on a lot of the players, and also I think it will give the manager a few more options.
“The guys who have come on have done very well – they want to prove themselves. And also the guys that have been starting want to prove themselves.
“So it’s a good and strong push that I think we need, because we have a lot of games and there is a lot of quality in the team. We all have to fight for our places.”
Following the Premier League’s decision to postpone its weekend fixture programme after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, United are back in action on Thursday, travelling to Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League.
