MX23RW : Wednesday, May 29 22:51:42| >> :120:21404:21404:

Christian Eriksen glad with Manchester City snub

New Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Chirstian Eriksen is glad that he snubbed Manchester City last season, as it allowed him to continue to develop at Ajax.

Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen is glad that he turned down the chance to join Manchester City last season.

The Danish international felt that he may not have played enough at City and wanted to continue to develop as a player.

He joined Spurs from Ajax for £11.5m this summer and feels vindicated by his decision, particularly after a goal and an assist in his first two games.

"It took me a while to get here because I said no a few times," Eriksen told reporters. "Last summer City really wanted to try to sign me but it didn't feel right for me.

"I didn't feel ready for a league like the Premier League and now it looks like I moved at the right time. Maybe I wouldn't have played at City. A lot of players moved from Ajax in the last year and it gave me responsibility and made me grow. It made me better.

"I'm here to try to win the title, everybody wants that. The most important thing is to make the Champions League next year and once you are in the top four you can start looking for first place."

Spurs travel to Cardiff City this afternoon.

ID:106395: cacheID:106395:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2063:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates with team mate Kyle Naughton after scoring his team's third goal against Tromso IL during their Europa League group match on September 19, 2013
Read Next:
Eriksen delighted with goal
>
Read more about Christian Eriksen Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City38287396346291
2Arsenal38285591296289
3Liverpool382410486414582
4Aston Villa382081076611568
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs382061274611366
6Chelsea381891177631463
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle381861485622360
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd38186145758-160
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham381410146074-1452
10Crystal Palace381310155758-149
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton381212145562-748
12Bournemouth38139165467-1348
13Fulham38138175561-647
14Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38137185065-1546
15Everton38139164051-1140
16Brentford38109195665-939
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3899204967-1832
RLuton TownLuton3868245285-3326
RBurnley3859244178-3724
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd38372835104-6916


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!