Danny Murphy has admitted that Christian Eriksen has proven him wrong in a Manchester United shirt, but still thinks they won’t win anything.

Eriksen has received plenty of plaudits for his performances with the Red Devils during their run of four straight wins.

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Right now, it looks like an absolute steal from Erik ten Hag to get the Danish midfielder in on a free transfer after he left Brentford.

Former Liverpool, Charlton and Tottenham midfielder Murphy had reservations about the move back in July.

Although he had no qualms about the player’s talent, he believed Eriksen would merely be a squad player.

The theory was that Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes would unlikely be able to play in the same side. 

Ten Hag has found a way to make it work, though, with the pair excelling in recent games.

Murphy admitted he got that one wrong, but still had doubts it could be a long term success.

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He told talkSPORT: “What I said was that he wouldn’t be in their first XI if Fernandes would play.

“I think he has proven me wrong with his contributions from a deeper area. He’s a wonderful passer of the ball.

“I’ve never disliked Eriksen, I’ve never said that. He’s a super player technically. I just don’t think any team can have two players in a midfield three who aren’t defensively minded and win something.

“You can talk about City when they’ve had the likes of Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne, but their work ethic is better than the two I’ve mentioned.

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“Also they’ve got one of the best defensive midfield players in Europe, which United arguably have.

“Eriksen is not doing anything I didn’t think he could do. He sees all the pictures, has two great feet, can pass from anywhere.

“I am still convinced that if Eriksen and Fernandes play in the same team consistently, against the top teams, they will struggle to win anything.”