Thomas Frank praises Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen for ‘running the show’ against Brentford

Thomas Frank praised Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen for ‘running the show’ against his Brentford squad astatine Old Trafford.

United came from a extremity down to bushed Brentford 2-1 connected Saturday and easiness the unit connected struggling brag Erik 10 Hag.

Manchester United were believed to beryllium assessing Ten Hag’s aboriginal arsenic manager during the planetary interruption pursuing a dismal commencement to the play which saw the Red Devils gaffe to 14th successful the Premier League.

Ten Hag whitethorn person been fearing the worst erstwhile Brentford took the pb connected the changeable of half-time done Ethan Pinnock, but his squad fought backmost aft the interruption to seal a important win.

Alejandro Garnacho equalised with a superb first-time decorativeness from Marcus Rashford’s transverse earlier Rasmus Hojlund scored the victor with his archetypal league extremity of the season.

Brentford brag Frank described the Old Trafford clash arsenic a ‘game of 2 halves’ and singled retired his compatriot Eriksen for praising, insisting helium ‘ran the show’.

‘There were a batch of things that went close for america successful the archetypal half,’ helium told BBC Sport aft the 2-1 defeat. ‘It was a crippled of 2 halves.

‘It was beauteous adjacent successful the archetypal half, possibly we were somewhat connected top. We knew they would travel retired beardown but it’s disappointing to concede 2 minutes into the 2nd half, that of people is not bully enough.

‘If they don’t people determination possibly they get much frustrated and we get much into the crippled truthful that was disappointing. We didn’t deed a precocious capable level successful the 2nd fractional but of people they merit credit.

‘I deliberation we tin bash better, you request to play 2 bully halves to triumph astatine Old Trafford. They person apical players truthful you request to person 2 bully halves.

‘Credit to United, immoderate of their players reached a amended level, Christian Eriksen was moving the show, definitely.

‘We did a batch of things close successful the archetypal fractional which was precise impressive, 2nd fractional is disappointing wide due to the fact that I cognize what these players are susceptible of.’

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