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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Manchester United told they're making the wrong type of signing to catch Liverpool

Danny Murphy has poured doubt over Manchester United's decision to sign Christian Eriksen, if they are serious about catching Liverpool and Manchester City.

The 30-year-old midfield playmaker is a free agent after leaving Brentford at the end of his short-term contract and according to The Athletic's David Ornstein , he has verbally agreed to join the Red Devils on a three year deal. Eriksen still needs to agree the finer points of his contract and undertake a medical before the deal will be complete.

But Match of the Day pundit Murphy, who is a fan of the player, doesn't not see how the capture of Eriksen will move the Old Trafford club and closer to catch Premier League standard-setters Manchester City and Murphy's former club Liverpool.

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