It’s ‘tough as a player to really succeed’ at Manchester United: Christian Eriksen

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Denmarks Christian Eriksen looking dejected after a World Cup qualifying loss to Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Nov 18, 2025.

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LONDON – Christian Eriksen has highlighted why it is “tough as a player to really succeed” at his former club Manchester United, and suggested some of manager Ruben Amorim’s comments last season did not help matters.

The Danish midfielder played for the Red Devils from 2022 to 2025, including under Amorim last season, before joining VfL Wolfsburg on a free transfer in the summer.

During his spell at the club, where he played 107 matches, he won the League Cup and FA Cup and reached the Europa League final.

Speaking to The Times ahead of his former club’s English Premier League clash with bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers on Dec 30, the 33-year-old said: “The main thing at United is just the perception of how you have to play... because everything you do is compared to who was there before.

“So any position, you’ll be like, ‘Oh yeah, now we have Casemiro but you have to compare him to Roy Keane,’ or, ‘We had (Robin) van Persie here, so this striker now has to be able to do this.’

“Straight away when you wear the logo, you bring all that history with you, you have to follow up what was there before and change that or make it better, which, of course, is almost impossible when you win (the title) eight out of 11 years in the Premier League.

“So