Christian Eriksen joined Man United on a free transfer.
The 30-year-old midfielder penned a three-year contract and is expected to play a big role in the coming season.
He is United’s second signing of the summer following Tyrell Malacia’s arrival last month.
But Tony Cascarino believes the former Spurs midfielder will likely play more minutes than Fernandes under Ten Hag.
“Eriksen’s one of them that always wants the ball, great at set pieces, great vision, weight of pass superb, he will be the best midfielder that United have got,” Cascarino said on talkSPORT.
“My fear with Fernandes is he had a really difficult time last year and I’m not sure if he will be moved into a slightly different position.
“He won’t get that luxury of being a number ten in that you can float, number 10s are a luxury now because if he’s not pulling the strings and not being the most important player on the pitch for United, he becomes a bit redundant.
“I feel Eriksen’s more likely to play than Fernandes at the moment, I’m just not sure about his season last year, he’s got a lot of ability as a footballer but he’s got to fit into the way that Ten Hag wants to play.”
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