Man Utd ace Eriksen: Experience the key in staging Forest fight-back

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28 Aug 2023 • 9:11 AM MYT
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Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen felt their experience made the difference for victory over Nottingham Forest.

Eriksen struck as United overcame a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 on Saturday.

He told manutd.com, I think we had a bit more of the easier passes after, to get more of the control, feeling we have a bit more control compared to their two chances and two goals after four minutes.

It was a bit of the experience at the same time, you probably tried it [coming back from two down] before in your career, but not often, but you know how to bounce back and we did."

Of his goal, Eriksen said, "When you are 2-0 down at that time, and at half-time, it is really a fight to come back and definitely the goal make a big difference.

I think for our belief at half-time to be able to know it's just a one goal difference to be square again, and, yeah, it gave us belief and hopefully gave them a bit more disbelief because also I think, for moments of the first half, we were in good control.

I was expecting Marcus to go around his man, which often happens, and then really just try to be in the area where the ball might end up and, luckily, I had a striker's nose it to be at the right place."

On the message at halftime, Eriksen added: It was the same: 'stay in the game'. We felt like after the goal, we felt a bit of momentum coming into the second half and had the belief and we went for it.

I mean, we had nothing to lose after 2-0 down, there was only going forward and try to create some chances and win the game."