Christian Eriksen breaks silence after making return to pitch on his birthday with full debut against Newcastle targeted

CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN says it was ‘lovely’ to be back playing football again on his 30th birthday.

The Denmark star made his Brentford debut in a friendly yesterday, playing an hour against Southend in a behind-closed-doors match.

GettyChristian Eriksen was introduced to Brentford fans before their match with Crystal Palace on Saturday[/caption]

It was his first match since suffering cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 in a match against Finland last summer.

Former Spurs midfielder Eriksen set up a goal in a 3-2 victory for the Bees against a Southend United XI.

Today he posted on Instagram with a thumbs-up photo to confirm his comeback had all gone to plan.

He said: “I had a lovely day yesterday.

“It was my birthday and being back on the pitch!

“Thanks for all the messages.”

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The playmaker joined Brentford last month after being released by Inter Milan.

And he was back with a bang to set up Brentford’s hat-trick hero Josh Dasilva.

Eriksen has now his sights on a Premier League comeback and could be available for the home clash with Newcastle on February 26.