Tottenham attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen will start for Denmark in their dead rubber Nations League tie against Republic of Ireland on Monday, coach Age Hareide has confirmed.
The Spurs playmaker, who has struggled with injury this year, featured for the full 90 minutes against Wales on Friday as the Danes secured promotion from Group B4 with a 2-1 victory.
With their table-topping status confirmed, Hareide had indicated that he would ring the changes for his side’s final game of 2018 and give run-outs to squad players typically on the fringes of the starting XI.
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But the Norwegian has now stated that Eriksen will line up for kick-off, even if he does not feature for the entirety of the game owing to his fitness struggles across the season so far.