An injured Christian Eriksen has forced Erik Ten Hag and Manchester United to alter their stance on the club's winter transfer plans which resulted to Bayern Munich's mid fielder Marcel Sabitzer moving to join the 20 times Premier League Champions.
Manchester United already achieved their winter transfer priority of blostering their attacking options with the arrival of Wout Weghorst on loan. However one of their most influential playmaker Christian Eriksen was a victim of long term injury following a reckless tackle from Reading's Andy Carroll last week. These forced the club into an emergency recruitment of a replacement for the 30 year old who is set to miss 3 months of action for the Red Devils.
The Red Devils had to strike a deal with Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich which involves 28 year old mid fielder Marcel Sabitzer. The both clubs have made official statements regarding the deal and the Austrian international is set to run on the pitch in Manchester United's outfit.
A transfer Journalist, Steve Bates however, has allegedly claimed that Erik Ten Hag's decision to bring in a replacement for Christian Eriksen was unnecessary as he has talents that could carry out the Dane's responsibilities available in the team.
Journalist Steve Bates claims that Manchester United midfielder Casemiro might play a more forward position given the recent injury to Christian Eriksen.
After a very strong first half of the season, the Danish international, Christian Eriksen has seven assists to his name in 19 Premier League appearances and he is the most creative player in the Red Devils squad this campaign. The manager now had to find someone to replace these goals contributions.
When discussing the alternatives available to Ten Hag to replace the 30-year-old, Bates mentioned Casemiro in his interview with GIVEMESPORT.
His has four goals and three assists across all competitions for the Red Devils this season, is some proof that the Brazilian can play in an advanced position; nonetheless, he is far better trained in the defensive end of the field.
In comparison to his positional counterparts over the past year, the 30-year-old midfielder has averaged only 0.09 assists per 90, yet he ranks in the 99th percentile for blocks and 95th percentile for tackles per 90.
Additionally, Ten Hag's decision to sign Marcel Sabitzer on the final day of the transfer window shows that he believes a more experienced attacking option is needed to take Eriksen's place. The Austrian is better suited to playing further forward and has even started games as a second striker 49 times in his career.
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