Christian Eriksen is an inspiration.
The star of the Danish national team, the man who powered Brentford to Premier League survival in their first season back in the big time and now on the cusp of becoming Manchester United's newest addition after verbally agreeing a three-year deal, it's impossible not to admire him as a footballer. But it's not just what he does on the pitch that makes Eriksen such a special player and person, it's his incredible mental and physical resilience which emerged on his darkest day and shone through right up until his road to recovery was complete.
On Saturday, June 12 last year, the footballing world was brought to a standstill. Eriksen, playing in front of a loving home crowd at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, collapsed midway through a Euro 2020 match against Finland. He'd suffered a cardiac arrest.
