Manchester United faced another challenging match in their visit to Porto for the second round of the 2024/25 Europa League, ultimately settling for a 3-3 draw.

Christian Eriksen once again made a significant impact in the game, providing two crucial assists—one for Marcus Rashford’s opening goal and another for Harry Maguire’s equalizer to make it 2-2.

In the 90 minutes against Porto, Eriksen won 3 out of 4 duels, completed 100% of his dribbles, achieved 87% passing accuracy, delivered 10 crosses, created 6 key passes (the most in the match), made 2 tackles, and provided 2 assists.

Eriksen has been directly involved in 3 of Manchester United’s 4 goals in this season’s Europa League (1 goal and 2 assists). “He’s becoming crucial to this team,” Statman Dave commented.

It’s clear that Manchester United can count on Eriksen as a reliable and consistent option.

What’s remarkable is that at the start of the season, Eriksen seemed to be out of Erik ten Hag’s plans, having been placed on the transfer list. From nearly being overlooked in the squad, the Danish midfielder has surprised everyone by earning a regular spot in the starting lineup.