CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN has revealed how he upset Cristiano Ronaldo – in an otherwise brilliant debut season for the Dane at Manchester United.
Eriksen has grown in influence in Erik ten Hag‘s fine first campaign as boss, whereas Ronaldo departed in December over his Piers Morgan interview.
GettyChristian Eriksen and Cristiano Ronaldo had just one problem when they played together for Man Utd in the first half of the season[/caption]
And the midfielder has joked about the one thing he got wrong with Ron.
The former Brentford, Inter Milan and Tottenham creator, 31, told how Old Trafford faced a battle of the deadball experts early in the season.
Apart from Eriksen and five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, that included Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.
And the set-piece set-to really kicked off when the ex-Ajax ace took a free-kick ahead of Portugal striker Ronaldo.
Eriksen told United’s official website: “Even now at the club we have multiple takers who, if he’s had a good day, he’s going to have it.
“I did take one [instead of Ronaldo], I think, but he wasn’t too happy with that!
“But then with the three we have now, it’s where we are on the pitch, how people are feeling, so it’s like ‘you had the last one, I’ll have the next one’.”
But Eriksen also revealed a far smoother relationship with mid-pitch partners Fernandes and Casemiro.
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He said: “I think from day one we connected really quick.
“We have three different players but three guys who are not scared of taking the ball and trying to create something.”
EFL Cup winners United sealed third place with Sunday’s 2-1 home comeback win over Fulham.