Christian Eriksen was delighted after making his first competitive start for Brentford in their 3-1 win over Norwich.
The Danish midfielder made a cameo appearance off the bench against Newcastle last week, but Thomas Frank trusted him from the start at Carrow Road and Eriksen played the full 90 minutes.
It’s the latest step in his incredible comeback from a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 last June, and Eriksen believes he is getting better and better as he steps up the intensity with his new club.
“I’m very happy, I’m pleased to be back playing 90 minutes. It’s been a long time but it went very well,’ Eriksen told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“Thomas asked me this morning if I felt OK to play 90 minutes and I said, ‘for me that’s no problem’.
“I feel good, I’ve been training very hard and been part of the team for a few weeks, getting used to the system they have here, of how we want to play.
“It gets easier every day and playing a full game obviously helps.
“Personally, for me, it has been about getting back to full fitness and being able to play football at the top level again, then let’s see where that takes me.
“Obviously, I am here to help Brentford to stay up and get my own football career back on track.”
Despite the start marking a major milestone for Eriksen, he was keen to just see it as his life gradually getting back to where it was before he collapsed against Finland.
“I wouldn’t say it was a new chapter, it is just my life continuing,” Eriksen said.
“Of course, I have had a bit of a setback, it has taken a few months, but it has been about getting my family really back together and being back to being a normal family again.
“Being here now, eight or nine months later, it is incredible. Thank you to all the people and family I have around me who supported me - I am pleased to be here.”
