When Norwich's Brandon Williams was hauled to the ground against Brentford on Saturday, his first instinct was to confront the opponent who had fouled him.

Williams reacted angrily but his hostility quickly disappeared when he realised his adversary was Christian Eriksen, the Denmark midfielder starting a match for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest during Euro 2020.

Instead, in a touching moment that came in the heat of an important fixture in the fight for Premier League survival, Williams opted to hug the former Tottenham player as they both lay on the ground.

"It was brilliant!" former Manchester City defender Micah Richards told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Williams' reaction was fantastic - it's Eriksen, I can't be mad at Eriksen!"

Eriksen's luck was short lived though as referee Anthony Taylor, who was in charge of the game against Finland in June when the Dane collapsed, showed him a yellow card.

But it was still a day Eriksen won't forget in a hurry, as the Bees went on to win 3-1 and move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

vibre:
The young man doesn't want blood on his hands.

ArchiLimited:
Inasmuch as I'm thrilled about Eriksen's recovery story, but things like these are why I still question the wisdom in returning him to top level competitive football. Because opponents would not want to tackle or mark him like they would do other opponents and as such he has an unseeming advantage whenever he's on the pitch

YinkaOlusesi16:
I never believed christian eriksen can still play football with what happens to him during the euro2020.

ArchiLimited:
Inasmuch as I'm thrilled about Eriksen's recovery story, but things like these are why I still question the wisdom in returning him to top level competitive football. Because opponents would not want to tackle or mark him like they would do other opponents and as such he has an unseeming advantage whenever he's on the pitch

thesicilian:
Erikson is a mad man for returning to football after such an event in his life.

post=110813828:
Funny

Dinirojones:
Baba relax , even nwakwo kanu with a hole in his heart still played top level footballfor years...

Nicepoker:
These innocent birds should be left alone.

thesicilian:
Erikson is a mad man for returning to football after such an event in his life. Serie A and Inter were wise to release him and Brentford dumb enough to buy him.