Denmark players’ classy gesture immediately after Christian Eriksen collapsed as manager goes to visit him in hospital

DENMARK and Ukraine stars formed a huddle around Christian Eriksen after his collapse during an international friendly ahead of the World Cup. Eriksen, 34, put his hand on his chest before falling to the floor in Odense as cameras quickly panned away. Medical staff immediately rushed to the Dane’s attention as players from both sides came together and formed a protective wall around the playmaker in an emotional scene. SunSport has chosen not to show pictures of the huddle around Eriksen to protect his privacy at this time. The game was quickly abandoned but the Wolfsburg star was thankfully conscious and “well” as he was taken away in an ambulance with his wife Sabrina by his side. And Denmark manager Brian Riemer immediately went to visit his star player in hospital. Read More on Football Riemer said: “I saw the situation out of the corner of my eye and just thought that Christian was tackled. “But I realised that it was something completely different. “The players formed a ring around Christian. I tried to keep an overview of how we should approach it all.” Denmark were 2-1 up thanks to goals by Patrick Dorgu and Joakim Maehle before Ukraine hit back with Viktor Tsygankov. Most read in Sport The harrowing incident took place just five years after the attacking midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 in a group stage match between the Danish national team and Finland. The ex-Manchester United star’s heart stopped for about five minutes but thankfully made a full recovery. The former Tottenham star was then given an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), which detects dangerous heart rhythms and delivers corrective electrical shocks. And Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen confirmed the ICD did “what it was put in place to do” before confirming Eriksen is “okay”. Eriksen, 34, was transferred to hospital for further tests.