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And he was by and by the subject of an incredible overflow of feeling on Saturday as he confronted his previous club Tottenham interestingly.
The 30-year-old, who burned through six-and-a-half years at the north London club and assisted them with arriving at the Champions League last in 2019, was given a happy gathering from each of the four sides of the ground previously, during and after the game at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Before start off he embraced a portion of his previous colleagues in the passage, including striker Harry Kane and protector Eric Dier.
At the point when he went to take an early Brentford corner before the away fans, there were no scoffs or whistles, just cheers, acclaim and an overwhelming applause.
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At full-time there were more embraces, this time from the preferences Lucas Moura, Son Heung-min and Davinson Sanchez.
Eriksen got some margin to sign a Tottenham fan's shirt which had his name on the back, prior to getting additional acclaim from the home allies as he advanced towards the passage.
"It's enthusiastic to play against him. It's unusual to play against him," Dier told Sky Sports. "I've burned through a large portion of my expert profession playing with him. I never envisioned playing against him under these conditions.
"I couldn't care less assuming he's playing against us, I'm simply blissful he's sound. I'm truly glad for himself as well as his loved ones."
Eriksen didn't necessarily in every case agree with Antonio Conte during their time together at Inter Milan, however the Spurs manager was unreserved in his acclaim for the midfielder, who experienced heart failure during Euro 2020 only 10 months prior.
"I have seen Christian in phenomenal structure. We are discussing a great player, incredible quality," Conte told BBC Match of the Day.
"I'm satisfied to see him, particularly after what happened [at the Euros]. Brentford gave him a likelihood to play once more and consequently Brentford have the right to partake in this sort of game with him."
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