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'I'll be so pleased to see Eriksen play again'

It's not often that an opposing player gets a positive reception from opposing fans in the Premier League - but that's exactly what Mikel Arteta would like to see on Saturday.

Christian Eriksen could make his on-pitch return for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest playing for Denmark in last summer's European Championship - although Brentford manager Thomas Frank believes the game will come too soon for him.

But whenever the creative midfielder does return, Mikel Arteta hopes he receives a rapturous reception.

"It would be incredible [to see him back]," he said. "I remember where I was when that happened [when Eriksen collapsed] and straight away the reaction that you get, it was awful.

"Itโ€™s great news, thanks to the doctors first of all and the medical team that they saved his life probably on the day and I cannot imagine what it meant to his family, but I am sure they will be anxious, but for the football industry, I think itโ€™s great news.

"Heโ€™s someone that has done incredibly well in this country, he left a big mark when he left and now he has the opportunity to come back and play.

"I hope [there will be a positive reception] understanding what happened and where he was a few months ago. I would like to see that.

"Itโ€™s obviously something very personal, but from my side that would be the way that I would react to him. I will be so pleased to see him again on a football pitch."

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