Despite spending more than £200million on new additions during the summer transfer window, it is the free signing of Christian Eriksen that has proven to be Manchester United's best piece of business so far.
The Denmark international joined United after turning down the offer of a new contract at Premier League counterparts Brentford. Eriksen had joined the Bees in January on a short-term deal until the end of last season and made a telling impression, less than a year after suffering a cardiac arrest at the European Championship.
Several clubs were linked with signing the 30-year-old, including his former club Tottenham Hotspur, but it was United that won the race for his signature. Initially, it was a signing that attracted plenty of debate, given that United, in Bruno Fernandes, already had a seasoned attacking-midfielder on their books.
