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'Christian Eriksen as we know him is no more' - Man Utd star slammed by former Real Madrid midfielder Thomas Gravesen with Denmark call-up questioned

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Eriksen's lack of playing time with the Red Devils has made his presence in the recent Denmark squad controversial. He has been a vital member the Danish side in the past, but this season he has not left his impact on the club level and may not be fit to play. He boasts just 11 starts and has only one goal under his belt. His last appearance came during United's <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-player-ratings-vs-fulham-marcus-rashford-bruno-fernandes/blt9489f6237900bc7b" target="_blank">unexpected 2-1 loss to Fulham</a> at home last month.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Talking to Tipsbladet, the Gravesen said: "It is completely scandalous that he has not selected Nicolai Vallys. It’s a scandal of great proportions that we have a national coach who looks so little towards Denmark when there’s a player running around with those qualities."When you look at the way he is playing football at the moment. And then they choose to take out a player who has sat on the bench at Manchester United, Christian Eriksen, just to maintain relations."The Christian Eriksen we all know, he is no longer there. Christian Eriksen doesn’t play football anymore."Christian Eriksen sits on the bench and watches football. Christian Eriksen as we know him, he is no more. You must not fall back on the fact that you are only selected on merit. One must not single out Christian Eriksen only on his merits."

WHAT GRAVESEN SAID

Eriksen only played 37 minutes against Fulham and has not come off the bench six times in the previous seven league games. The midfielder's last 90 minutes in the Premier League came during the final game of 2023, a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-player-ratings-nottingham-forest-antony-marcus-rashford/blt83f0a56f224739cf" target="_blank">2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground</a>. He was linked with a move away from Old Trafford in January, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/shock-man-utd-exit-galatasaray-targeting-christian-eriksen-ahead-turkish-transfer-deadline/blt4b391156acf93cf5" target="_blank">Galatasaray among the clubs mentioned as a possible landing spot</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Regardless of the noise around his selection, the Dane will be able to make his mark on the national team when they take on Switzerland and the Faroe Islands, and make a case for being on the plane to Germany in the summer for the Euros.

WHAT NEXT FOR ERIKSEN?

'Christian Eriksen as we know him is no more' - Man Utd star slammed by former Real Madrid midfielder Thomas Gravesen with Denmark call-up questioned | Goal.com

Former Real Madrid star Thomas Gravesen has criticised Christian Eriksen&apos;s selection in the recent Denmark side despite his poor form.

&apos;Christian Eriksen as we know him is no more&apos; - Man Utd star slammed by former Real Madrid midfielder Thomas Gravesen with Denmark call-up questioned