Manchester United manager, Jose MOURINHO has
hailed Eric Bailly’s determination and commitment to the club side since he joined the side two years ago, insisting that teams need players of the defender’s calibre.

United, without a raft of first-choice stars due to a combination of injury and post-World Cup absences, were drubbed 4-1 by Liverpool in their International Champions Cup clash at Michigan Stadium on Saturday.

Bailly, who was the first player signed by Mourinho following his arrival at Old Trafford two years ago, had not even been included in the squad to face Jurgen Klopp’s side following a suspected ankle knock against AC Milan.

But, after Chris Smalling sustained an injury in the warm-up, the Ivory Coast international put his hand up to play and drafted himself into the starting line-up, winning the admiration and respect of his coach.

“When he saw that Smalling in the warm-up was leaving, he decided by himself he did not want another kid on the pitch,” Mourinho said.

“That is why we have him, why we still have him and why he is going to stay with us because football teams need people like him; the kind of people where the club is more important than anything else.”