Christian Eriksen believes the best is still yet to come for him at Inter.

The Dane seemed certain to leave the Nerazzurri in January but has since turned his career in Italy around with a series of encouraging performances.

He was again decisive for Antonio Conte’s side yesterday as he helped set up the penalty which broke the deadlock in the 2-1 win at Torino.

In an interview with Danish broadcaster TV2, Eriksen said: “My first year at Inter was the hardest and most demanding year.

“It’s been up and down but first of all, I feel like I’m in a period of great recovery.”

Eriksen admitted he was ‘full of thoughts’ as the January transfer window approached but wanted to clarify that he was never desperate to leave Inter.

“When I say this, it’s not as if I wanted to escape or anything,” the 29-year-old said.

“I really wanted to fight for my place in the team, which is something I’ve always had to do.

“I was sure that if my chance came I would probably try to take it, and I feel like I have.”

The former Tottenham Hotspur player went on to discuss how difficult it was for him to not be playing regularly like he had been used to for pretty much his entire career.

“It was mentally difficult,” Eriksen revealed.

“I came to play football, and when you can’t, it’s annoying.

“Off the pitch it was absolutely fantastic.

“Milan is a beautiful city and my family is fine.

“It was only on the pitch where something was missing.

“Being an Inter player has always been nice, but obviously the best moment is when you are able to play a little more.

“It’s really amazing being an Inter player.

“I did very well to isolate myself and stay concentrated.”

Eriksen spoke on what he did while he was out of Conte’s side, in a bid to get himself noticed and back into the team.

“For an incredible number of days after training and matches, I trained more.

“I took free kicks or shots on goal or something else, precisely because I had the opportunity to train more because I didn’t play as much.”

Next he discussed his game-winning free kick against AC Milan in the Coppa Italia quarter-final back in January.

“I was a bit lucky,” Eriksen argued.

“The turning point started with the goal against AC Milan, people started looking at me differently.

“After that I really improved from match to match.

“I’m glad it went like this.

“I think that free kick helped.

“It helped the way people looked at things from the outside and I had proof that I can still play football well and I can take a free kick if there is an opportunity to do so.”

In conclusion, Eriksen admitted he feels that he still has a lot more to give and prove.

“I still feel there are a lot of things I can prove.

“I still feel like there are still a lot of things inside of me.

“I found out how fast football goes.

“I really live it day by day and then we will have to see how it goes and what the future brings.”

Eriksen wasn’t fit enough to start yesterday’s win in Turin but he did play the final half-hour as a substitute for Roberto Gagliardini.