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Jul262019 by JBNo Comments

Eric Bailly returns home in a wheelchair as Solskjaer’s squad arrive home from pre-season

Premier League

Eric Bailly suffered a knee injury during Manchester United's victory over Tottenham in Shanghai this week. The red devils defender left the stadium on crutches after being carried off on a stretcher 11 minutes after his introduction to the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bailly will be assessed by medical staff to discover the full extent of the injury, and head coach Ole Gunnar Solskajer will be keeping his fingers crossed hoping it is not serious. However, the defender, who missed the end of last campaign due to medial ligament damage, was pictured in a wheelchair as the team arrived back at Manchester Airport on Friday. United boss Solskjaer said: "It's never nice when you get an injury. "It's not worth it when you lose one. He's done hi...

May102019 by JBNo Comments

Solskjaer ready to sell Eric Bailly to Arsenal on one condition

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Manchester United are willing to let Eric Bailly join Premier League rivals Arsenal this summer window if they can recoup the £30million they paid for the defender. The Ivorian joined United in 2016 from Villarreal as Mourinho’s first signing at the club and his form was superb during an impressive debut season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, injuries and a drop in form has seen Bailly fall down the pecking order at Old Trafford and the 25-year-old is questioning his future at the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has failed to settle on a particular centre-back partnership since taking over from Jose Mourinho and Bailly’s injury problems is certainly not helping matters. While Bailly possesses main of the traits Solskjaer wants in a central defen...

Feb32019 by JBNo Comments

Ole Solskjaer calls United star ‘sloppy’ during win over Leicester City

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised Manchester United’s defence for keeping a clean sheet though says he has spoken to Eric Bailly about his sloppiness at the start of the game. The only goal of the game came from Marcus Rashford after just nine minutes to secure a 1-0 win against Leicester City on Sunday, keeping their first clean sheet in four matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bailly came back into the starting lineup, partnering Victor Lindelof, and Solskjaer was happy with how they played despite not starting well. ‘Fantastic to have a clean sheet and they played well against Arsenal together too,’ said Solskjaer when asked about Bailly and Lindelof’s partnership. ‘Today I thought we started a little bit sloppy, Eric knows, but they really c...

Sep172018 by JBNo Comments

Eric Bailly to leave Man Utd amid Arsenal interest

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Eric Bailly is reportedly prepared to leave Manchester United if he continues to be left out of the team by Jose Mourinho. The defender believes Mourinho blames him for the embarrassing loss to Brighton and Hove Albion, and has played only two minutes since that 3-2 defeat. Bailly was signed from from Villarreal in a £30milllion transfer with the huge expectation he could add some consistency to United’s back line. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Mourinho has changed his defence this campaign as he continues to search for the best centre-back partnership, and the Mirror claim Bailly is now looking to leave as he weighs up his options. Should Bailly push for a move, Tottenham and Arsenal are tipped to move for the Ivorian. Spurs boss Mauricio ...