Gary Neville urges Liverpool to sign Christian Eriksen this summer

‘If Liverpool are looking for a midfield player, why would you not look at Christian Eriksen?’: Gary Neville urges Reds to sign soon-to-be out-of-contract Brentford playmaker this summer as he’s ‘a brilliant pro whose quality on the ball is unbelievable’

• Christian Eriksen has just over a month on his Brentford contract before it ends 
• Eriksen has impressed for the Bees since signing a short-term deal with the club 
• Gary Neville feels the 30-year-old would enhance Liverpool’s midfield options 

You don’t often find Manchester United stalwarts passing advice to bitter rivals Liverpool, and vice-versa, but Gary Neville has given a suggestion to improve the Reds even more ahead of next season.

The Anfield outfit could end a brilliant season as Treble winners, should they beat Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final to add to their League Cup and FA Cup successes.

Despite their dominance, Neville feels their midfield could be bolstered – pinpointing Christian Eriksen as a perfect addition to their squad.

Liverpool should try to sign Christian Eriksen on a free transfer this summer, says Gary Neville

Eriksen has impressed for Brentford since signing a short-term deal with the club in January

After suffering a cardiac arrest during last summer’s Euros, Eriksen has returned to football with a bang since signing short-term deal with Brentford in January.

The 30-year-old has provided four assists and scored once in 10 starts for the club and is third in chances created overall in the Premier League – behind Kevin De Bruyne and Trent Alexander-Arnold – since his Bees debut.

The Denmark international’s deal at Brentford expires at the end of next month and United legend Neville believes Liverpool would be a perfect destination for him next if he chooses not to sign a new deal at Thomas Frank’s side.

‘I think Eriksen will get plucked by a big club. He might show loyalty, to be fair, because of what Brentford have done for him,’ he told the Overlap Fan Debate.

‘I tell you what, if you were any top-six club that were looking at a midfield three and you wanted a player to go in there and play 30 games for you in a squad-type [situation], you’d [take him].

‘He could play for Manchester City, he could play for Liverpool, he could play for any of the top six.

Neville believes Eriksen would be a perfect squad player at the Reds and provide extra quality

‘I’m not saying starting every week, but he could come on. Look at what [Xherdan] Shaqiri was doing at Liverpool for two or three years there.

‘If Liverpool are looking for a midfield player to come on for, say, Thiago [Alcantara] – who gets injured a little bit – why would you not look at Eriksen?

‘Why would you not look to him to come in for two seasons and do a job for you doing that? He’s brilliant. He’s a brilliant pro, he’s a great player, his quality on the ball is unbelievable.

‘To be fair, Brentford played out here [at Old Trafford], it was one of the games United won, but some of Eriksen’s passing in that game was out of this world at Old Trafford.

‘I just thought of it then, but Liverpool do need midfield players, they do need people with quality to feed the strikers and to be fair, why wouldn’t you [sign Eriksen]? They did that with Shaqiri.’

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