Would Christian Eriksen describe himself as a playmaker?

In terms of the relationship with Fernandes, the Portugal international spoke about his joy to play with the Dane, and their growing understanding, earlier this week, and it is clear the feeling is mutual. Such creative forces can certainly combine to open up defences as the season develops.

“Definitely and it doesn’t surprise me,” Christian said of the combination working with Bruno. “I mean some people see us as very similar players but they probably only look at the stats and don’t see us, the player and the qualities. We have different qualities, a different style of play and, with Bruno and in general, I think I’m learning to get to know all my team-mates better.

“I also get to know how they run, how they want to have the ball, how they move around and how I move around the pitch for them. We’re starting to get that connection. With Bruno, it’s a good connection and it’s nice to have such a good footballer in front of me.”