{"id":1100807,"date":"2019-08-09T15:51:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1100807"},"modified":"2019-08-09T15:51:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:51:28","slug":"scholes-eriksen-man-utd-de-bruyne","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/scholes-eriksen-man-utd-de-bruyne\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Eriksen could have been Man Utd&#8217;s Kevin De Bruyne, says Paul Scholes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes his former club missed out on having their very own Kevin de Bruyne in Christian Eriksen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Danish playmaker had been heavily linked with a move away from Tottenham Hotspur this summer, although United have now missed their window to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season<\/p>\n<p>Among those interested were Real Madrid, who could yet make a move despite the Premier League transfer window closing on August 8th, as teams from France, Spain and Germany can continue buying until August 31.<\/p>\n<p>Before the close of play, United&#8217;s name entered the conversation which excited Scholes, who has long admired Spurs&#8217; metronomic number 23.<\/p>\n<p>However, it only turned out to be paper talk, frustrating the Red Devils&#8217; legion of supporters including the aforementioned &#8216;Ginger Prince&#8217; as Eriksen would give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s team something they are lacking which rival neighbour and Premier League champions Manchester City have.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Solskjaer setup Man Utd?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xwspIbtj_Ew?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was quite excited when Christian Eriksen got mentioned,&#8221; he told Robbie Savage&#8217;s Premier League Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He could have made a big difference to United in the way De Bruyne plays for City, creating chances and scoring goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But they haven&#8217;t got that and they have some good players so the target is top four and I think they will make it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>How close are Eriksen and De Bruyne? Five key things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eriksen joined Spurs from Ajax in 2013 and two years later Man City signed Wolfsburg forward De Bruyne.<\/li>\n<li>Both have been among the Premier League&#8217;s finest creators.<\/li>\n<li>Eriksen has created 60 goals across 206 matches.<\/li>\n<li>De Bruyne, meanwhile, has bagged 45 assists in 117 games.<\/li>\n<li>Both could meet on August 17 at the Etihad Stadium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes his former club missed out on having their very own Kevin de Bruyne in Christian Eriksen. 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