Gary Neville says that Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen could still play for a top-six Premier League side and has suggested that Liverpool should be taking a serious look at him.
The former Tottenham star, now 30, returned to English football this season after suffering an on-field heart attack during last summer's EURO 2020 tournament. Since joining the Bees, Erikson has been in superb form, making 10 appearances, scoring once and providing four assists in a productive run of games, proving he can still cut it at the top despite his health scare.
The Dane's contract with Brentford expires next month and although he could still sign a new deal to stay in West London, former Manchester United star Neville thinks that the Premier League's best sides will be considering making a move.
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Appearing on The Overlap Fan Debate, Neville said: "I think Eriksen will get plucked by a big club. He might show loyalty, to be fair, because of what Brentford have done for him. I tell you what, if you were any top-six club that were looking at a midfield three and you wanted a player to go in there and play 30 games for you in a squad-type situation, you’d take him. He could play for Manchester City, he could play for Liverpool, he could play for any of the top six.
"I’m not saying starting every week, but he could come on. Look at what [Xherdan] Shaqiri was doing at Liverpool for two or three years there. If Liverpool are looking for a midfield player to come on for, say, Thiago – who gets injured a little bit – why would you not look at Eriksen? Why would you not look to him to come in for two seasons and do a job for you doing that? He’s brilliant. He’s a brilliant pro, he’s a great player, his quality on the ball is unbelievable."
United great Neville was hugely impressed by Erikson's performance at Old Trafford earlier this month, even thought Brentford eventually lost the match.
Neville added: "To be fair, Brentford played out here, it was one of the games United won, but some of Eriksen’s passing in that game was out of this world at Old Trafford. I just thought of it then, but Liverpool do need midfield players, they do need people with quality to feed the strikers and to be fair, why wouldn’t you [sign him]? They did that with Shaqiri."
Neville's colleague Jamie Carragher felt Erikson would be better staying with the Bees. He said: "I like the fact he’s there. I know he could go to a bigger club but it’s like he is Brentford, he’s almost become Brentford alongside the manager [Thomas Frank]. I’d like him to stay."
