Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen says he'll complete the circle when turning out for Denmark at the World Cup this week.

In June of last year Eriksen said he had 'died for five minutes' when he collapsed in the 42nd minute of Denmark's Euros opener against Finland in Copenhagen.

He returned not only to club football with Brentford last season and now Manchester United, but as the talisman for his national side.

But first his thoughts were obviously with his family.

Eriksen, 30, said: “I think the World Cup is separate, the reason for being alive was my family and everything else was moved to the side. Football has been my life.

The focus was to going back to what I was before, that was the aim. But my first aim was to be a husband again, well not a husband, a boyfriend."

But as his recovery began he had one major goal in mind.

He said: “I think one of the first conversations I had with the doctor in Amsterdam, who participated in all the testing, was about it being my goal to play in the World Cup if everything went well.

“That was the dream at the time. But things went as they did and I was back playing in March and have since played a number of matches. I never expected that. It's just great."