Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free "Eric's got that x-factor that you can't learn, you can't buy and you can't train for.
Which is a huge presence and charisma and I think that goes a hell of a long way, particularly on stage. So he's got that already and that gives him a huge advantage on a lot of people. "He knows what he's doing.
He knows how to work a camera. I think Eric is quite attune to human emotion and I think that's really important when you're telling a story and the ups and downs and nuances there in on the narrative you're communicating. "So I was really impressed with that side of him and he clearly wanted to push himself.
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