Manchester United have numerous players representing their nations this month during the international break.
Ruben Amorim has 12 players who are representing their nations this week, meaning training will likely involve youngsters.
However, 14 Manchester United players missed out on a call-up for their nations which is a testament to the mixed results of United this season.
The biggest story of the break so far came in a clash involving five United players as Denmark faced Portugal.
Rasmus Hojlund scored and celebrated like Cristiano Ronaldo, which sparked controversy before he explained his actions as respectful.
Hojlund made Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot eat their words, but earlier in the game United midfielder Christian Eriksen missed his own chance to score.
Photo by Joern Pollex - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images
Photo by Joern Pollex – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images
Brian Riemer insists he will allow Christian Eriksen to take another penalty
In the 1-0 win for Denmark, Eriksen missed a penalty which his manager Brian Riemer has now reacted to.
Speaking with Bold on Friday, Riemer revealed his thoughts on the penalty miss.
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“I think I will choose Eriksen again next time. Of course, everything depends on who is on the field, but he is our most experienced player.
“Of course, we have a priority order for who will take the penalty kick. But it’s a lot about gut feeling as a player. Whether they have the mentality to take the kick on the day if they are asked.
“We can give some good advice to those who are going to kick. It’s about having decided before you go to the ball and not running down to the spot before you are going to kick so that your pulse gets up.
“That way we can have some principles in place, but it is clear that there is a big difference between standing on the training pitch and in a match situation.”
Christian Eriksen penalty record is impressive
This penalty was the first Eriksen has taken since November 2020, when he scored past Runar Alex Runarsson twice from the spot in one game.
Eriksen hadn’t missed a penalty since September 2016, against Armenia.
Taken Scored Missed
Penalties 15 12 3
In total Eriksen has now taken 15 penalties in his career with an 80 per cent strike rate, scoring 12 and missing three.
So judging off Eriksen’s record, Riemer is right to trust the United midfielder to step up again and score next time.