Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen says moving to Old Trafford was a personal challenge.

Eriksen says the chance to prove he could still perform at the top level was part of the reason he swapped Brentford for Manchester United over the course of the summer.

The Dane suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 but returned to top-flight football with a move to west London in January, helping Thomas Frank finish a season that looked to be going off the rails strongly.

Eriksen told Bold: “It is one of the biggest clubs in the world. It was a redemption after what had happened earlier, and like proving that you could get an offer from United. It was great. It's a huge club I've joined.

“I had enough [opportunities]. I had enough options to choose from, but it was all about finding the right one.

“Of course, Brentford wanted me to stay, but I would say where I am in my career I had the opportunity to step up to what I had dreamed of and hoped for. I wanted to kick-start my career by coming to an even bigger address [club], and I succeeded."