Eriksen wears Manchester United shirt for the first time: I never thought this would happen

Christian Eriksen wore his Manchester United jersey for the first time on Tuesday after being unveiled as a new Red Devils player.

The Dane opted for Old Trafford ahead of Brentford, where he spent a successful six months since January, and admits that wearing the new shirt feels slightly odd as he never expected to be back in the Premier League after his cardiac scare.

"Very new! It's weird, I never thought it would actually happen, so to be here as a Manchester United player, it's very special," Eriksen said.

"Because I think from my career path before the incident in the Euros, the planning wasn't to go back to the UK at all.

"I was thinking my time to go to Manchester United was before! Obviously, then I was at Spurs, and then went to Italy, but now to sit here is definitely something that I didn't expect, but I'm also very happy that I'm here.

"It feels good, it feels good to be here."

The midfielder hailed new coach Erik ten Hag and stated that he was a big factor in his decision.

"Obviously to speak with the manager and hear his ideas and have conversations with him on the football terms was great and ideal for me to get the decision and the possibility of coming to Manchester United," he added.