Christian Eriksen: I had a striker’s nose

Regarding how United reversed the situation, Eriksen added: “I think we had a bit more of the easier passes after, to get more of the control, feeling we have a bit more control compared to their two chances and two goals after four minutes.

“It was a bit of the experience at the same time, you probably tried it [coming back from two down] before in your career, but not often, but you know how to bounce back and we did.”

On 17 minutes, Eriksen converted Marcus Rashford’s cut-back to make it 2-1, after the England international beat the defence to get in behind, and supplied an ideal cross.

“When you are 2-0 down at that time, and at half-time, it is really a fight to come back and definitely the goal make a big difference,” he said.

“I think for our belief at half-time to be able to know it’s just a one goal difference to be square again, and, yeah, it gave us belief and hopefully gave them a bit more disbelief because also I think, for moments of the first half, we were in good control.

“I was expecting Marcus to go around his man, which often happens, and then really just try to be in the area where the ball might end up and, luckily, I had a striker’s nose it to be at the right place.”