Rasmus Hojlund ‘would like’ to see Christian Eriksen given more game time after the Manchester United midfielder revealed he was unhappy with his lack of game time at Old Trafford this season.
The Danish midfielder, 32, has started just nine of United’s 28 Premier League games this season and recently admitted he was dissatisfied with his current role under Erik ten Hag.
Eriksen expressed his feeling in an interview with Tipsbladet earlier this week, saying: “I have previously stated that I am not satisfied with not playing, but it’s not something that keeps me up at night.
“The team is performing, and you must respect the role you have alongside [the rest of the team].
“For my part, it has been about working hard and focusing on being fresh for every game, and I am. It is easier now to accept my role then it would have been before.
“I have had a conversation with Erik about being unhappy with the situation and wanting to play as much as possible.
“But I am available and need to be available for the team, which I am and always will be.”
Nobody expects Eriksen to be happy with his current arrangements at United, but he is one of the players we fully expect to be moved on at the end of the season.
It’s a shame because Eriksen was a key member of Ten Hag’s squad last season. He earned a contract extension after several influential appearances (44 in total) in a season that saw the Reds get back to winning silverware.
Sadly, Eriksen’s influence on the pitch is shrinking.
The experienced Dane came on as a late substitute in last weekend’s chaotic FA Cup quarter-final victory over rivals Liverpool.
Hojlund, who is joined by Eriksen in the Denmark squad for the March round-up of international fixtures, spoke about the matter to journalists as per TV2. The striker said: “I myself have sat on the bench for Copenhagen, so I know what that means.
“But he holds his head high and he is a class player. There is absolutely no doubt about that.
“There is no concern at all from me about it. Of course, you want to polay football. And I’m sure he does too. [But] he trains well and is still very positive and very helpful, so it’s not a big deal. He is a real professional.
“It was good to he got some minutes against Liverpool. I think he did really well when he came on.
“He is a good player, so you would like to see him on the field, but we have many good players. So it must be the coaches’ decision whether he plays or not.”
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