Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Premier League
#4 Nullifying Eriksen
Ad
Eriksen looked a shadow of his former self
Perhaps one of the best creative midfielders in the world, Eriksen is the man who gets the Tottenham team running. He is the engine room of the team, their heart and the brain. He dictates the play and has the ability to open up a lot of spaces for his team to capitalize on.
Ad
Trending
As such, Solskjaer was well aware that to stop Tottenham, he had to stop Eriksen from influencing the game. And that was exactly what the Norwegian managed to do in the entire game.
Eriksen was denied any room to manoeuvre his characteristic passes and he was picked up either by Herrera or Matic. When the Danish playmaker tried to set things up from deep, Lingard was at his toes.
The midfield duo of Herrera and Matic was expected to have their hands full against a brilliant Tottenham side who attacked in unison. Solskjaer set them up to press every ball, positioning them at the centre of the park and asking them to keep an eye out for Eriksen as well.
In the end, it worked wonders for United.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Deepungsu Pandit
Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written close to 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.
Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.
Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.
Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.
Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.