Manchester United will not have Eric Bailly for the Europa League final, further depleting an already decimated back line. Bailly picked up a very late red card today in the Europa semi-final draw with Celta Vigo today following a melee with Facundo Roncaglia.
Take a look at the footage of the fracas below:
https://twitter.com/UtdInterest/status/862773680526561280
https://twitter.com/Pogbaology/status/862773003255513088
United’s injury-hit back line is already without both Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo for the season. Being sans Bailly (the team’s best defender) will only create more problems for the Europa League final in Stockholm May 24th.
In spite of the red card, Mourinho praised Bailly’s performance, but also later lamented his loss for the final match in the Swedish capital. Mourinho also labeled Bailly naive in regards to what happened today.
“I didn’t see the red card incident but Eric Bailly was phenomenal,” the coach said. “The game was emotional for everyone. Some kept control better than others.
“Facundo Roncaglia is not new in these situations, Bailly was probably naive. We now lose a very important player for the final, and we don’t have many.”
A berth in the UEFA Champions League awaits, so this is going to be a huge contest. It’s a bummer that they will be without Eric Bailly for it.
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