ERIC BAILLY is throwing himself into his comeback from injury – literally.
The centre-half has been out since the summer after he required surgery on his knee.
Eric Bailly decided to go airborne to try and extend United’s leadCredit: MUTV
The Ivory Coast international is hardly ‘easing himself back’ from injuryCredit: MUTV
He damaged his medial ligament in a pre-season clash against Tottenham in July.
But today the Ivory Coast international played for the United U23 side – and even came close to scoring with an ambitious bicycle kick.
Unfortunately for him, the ball was pushed over the bar by the Newcastle keeper.
The game ended in a 2-1 win for the young Red Devils.
Eric Bailly looked as surprised as we are how close his acrobatic effort cameCredit: MUTV
Bailly, who joined from Villarreal in 2016 for £27m, is hopeful he will be back in the first-team picture in the coming weeks.
And that is good news for boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, especially with captain Harry Maguire now out injured.
That leaves Victor Lindelof, an out-of-form Phil Jones and youngster Axel Tuanzebe the only fit centre-halves at the moment.
The £80,000-a-week star has played just 50 times for United in three years after an injury-plagued spell at Old Trafford.
The 25-year-old is out-of-contract this summer, and can start talking to clubs around Europe now.
SunSport recently reported on Bailly’s incredible rise from selling old phones and cigarettes on the streets to becoming a £30m player.
Incredibly, that hustling on the street came just five years before he put pen to paper on a mega-money deal with United that would set him up for life.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms Man Utd defender Eric Bailly will be out for ‘four of five months’ after surgery on knee injury
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
