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Man United midfielder Christian Eriksen says he has yet to see teammate Marcus Rashford have a bad game for the club during his time there.
Speaking after Erik ten Hag’s side beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday evening, Eriksen was full of praise for the in-form attacker.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the Danish midfielder is hoping that the rich goalscoring form can continue into 2023.
Man United attacker full of confidence
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The Red Devils were playing their first Premier League match after the 2022 World Cup against Forest, and eased past the struggling side.
Eriksen set up Rashford for the opening goal in the 19th minute, with the latter then getting an assist for Anthony Martial three minutes later. Fred then added a third late on.
The Dane has witnessed a sharpness in Rashford, and wants his teammate to continue firing in the goals. The forward netted three goals from his five England matches in Qatar.
“Marcus played very well,” said Eriksen. “I haven’t been on the pitch where he has played a bad game yet. I let him continue that.
“He is looking sharp and confident, and you can feel that when he is going forward. You feel that in the stadium, and you feel that with him. It is a nice thing and I hope he keeps it going.
“You can see that he came back pretty confident. He came back in good shape and luckily he has taken that into United.”
Eriksen reveals corner routine work
Eriksen created the opening goal with a cleverly-worked corner routine, which ended up with Rashford scoring his 10th goal of the season.
The 25-year-old now has five Premier League goals for the current campaign, along with three Europa League goals and two League Cup goals.
His efforts have helped Man United get to within one point behind Tottenham Hotspur in fourth place, and just three points behind rivals Manchester City.
Speaking of the corner routine, Eriksen said: “It was planned. We practised it twice on Monday. We saw that coming and luckily it went a lot better than it did in training!
“It’s always different with opposition and the pitch wasn’t as wet, but it came off perfectly.”
Man United improving under Ten Hag
Man United have enjoyed a rapid improvement under Ten Hag, with the club now with nine wins from their 15 Premier League matches.
Eriksen has noticed the improvement, and is confident that things are now starting to take shape for the Manchester outfit.
Man United defeated Burnley 2-0 in the League Cup round of 16 before the victory against Forest, with their World Cup stars gradually coming back to action.
Brazilians Casemiro and Antony started on Tuesday evening, as did England’s Rashford and Luke Shaw. Finalist Raphael Varane and Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes also started.
“We are in a good place,” added Eriksen. “The start of the season was very different compared to now, the football is different to the beginning. It was a bit hit-and-miss in some games, but I think after that we picked up and we have been building since.
“You feel that in the group. You feel that the system is working which is something you have to believe in, and I think we are doing that.
“The atmosphere is good. We have a lot of people coming back from the World Cup, the last guys are coming back and everyone is coming together.”
The perfect way to see the year out at Old Trafford. 🫶🏾 pic.twitter.com/L4S37TSbRx
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) December 27, 2022
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