Eriksen played in United's easily overrun midfield.

Christian Eriksen has stated that the "lack of belief" in the Manchester United locker room was to blame for their loss to Manchester City in the Manchester derby.

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored a hat-trick to humiliate Erik ten Hag's team as Manchester City defeated United 6-3 in a dominant fashion at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon. This victory gave City their third consecutive victory in the Manchester derby, which was held on the same day.

Despite the fact that United had collected 12 points from matches against Liverpool, Southampton, Leicester, and Arsenal prior to the derby, Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes discussed a lack of belief among the players after the defeat to City. This was due to the fact that United had lost all four of those matches.

During his postgame comments, Fernandes criticized the team's lack of belief and togetherness on the field, and Eriksen was in agreement with him. Eriksen was quoted on Match of the Day as saying, "It's quite simple, it's a lack of belief." "We are not disciplined in following the rules, and as a result, you get hammered; this is exactly what happened today. When you don't believe in what you're doing on the field, you can't win games; this is unacceptable.

"It came as a complete shock to me. We were not on the offensive, we did not show enough bravery on the ball, and there were opportunities for us to play, but we did not show enough bravery. All of the credit goes to City, but our performance was not very good, so it really has nothing to do with City.

"It had to do with the belief that we had as individuals and as a team. From the first minute on, I could feel it, and at half-time, we changed things and changed our attitude. After half-time, we saw a different Manchester United, and we scored goals and created some more.

"With the ball, we showed more courage, we entered the opposing team's half of the field, and we scored three goals. At this very moment, I am unable to concentrate on the brighter aspects. We have let down our supporters, we have let ourselves down, and we are extremely disappointed.