MANCHESTER UNITED fans are convinced the club has another player to replace Christian Eriksen.


The club's midfielder is wounded and its an ankle injury to the Denmark international who will be on the sidelines for the next three months. Eriksen not being present has Triger some of the Old Trafford faith to instruct manager Erik ten Hag to bring in a replacement midfielder before the transfer window shuts. But a lot of the club's  fans believe the it already have a replacement at their disposal and he's no one but Tom Huddlestone. 


 

Manchester United fans tweets: "There’s a Christian Eriksen replacement at home." Another said: "We've got Tom Huddlestone in the U21's… call him up." "Tom Huddlestone is playing in our reserves. He could do a job." "Promote Huddlestone to the first team." "Tom Huddlestone taking us to the Champions League." One of the Old Trafford faithful said: "I've never seen McTominay spray the ball around the pitch like prime Huddlestone… alls I'm sayin'." "Tom Huddlestone - your time is now."

Huddlestone, 35, is a formal Tottenham and England midfielder who joined Man United's Under-21 last summer in a player coach role.

Huddlestone said of his arrival: "Over the moon to announce I have been given the opportunity at this amazing football club to help coach and develop the next generation of talent coming through the system. "Grateful and honored, now time to give back to the younger generation #MUFC."

Manchester United will be back in action on Wednesday night, welcoming Nottingham Forest to Old Trafford for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.