Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has said capturing Christian Eriksen from Tottenham Hotspur would have made a "big difference" to the Red Devils.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team were reportedly interested in signing the Denmark international before Thursday's transfer deadline, but United ended talks due to the player's preference to move to La Liga.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live (h/t Liam Prenderville of the Mirror), Scholes said he was delighted when Eriksen was linked with a move to Old Trafford, but he believes his former team have sufficient quality to break into the Premier League top-four:
"I was quite excited when Christian Eriksen got mentioned.