Manchester United are raving about their ‘New Vidic’ Eric Bailly

King Eric II.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have got the winner against Leicester City in the Community Shield at Wembley, but Manchester United fans were purring over the performance of another summer recruit. Who needs Paul Pogba, Zlatan or Henrikh Mkhitaryan when you've got...Eric Bailly? That's right, Jose Mourinho's least high-profile signing was the star of the show in a 2-1 victory according to supporters who believe they've finally found a hardman successor to the likes of Jaap Stam and Nemanja Vidic. BT Sport agreed and named him Man of the Match. It's safe to say that Premier League forwards will certainly know they've been in a game when encountering the Ivorian powerhouse, who likes to take man, ball and pretty much anything else that stands in his way. It was a tough test against the likes of Musa, Vardy and Mahrez, but the stopper excelled. As for the Old Trafford faithful, they couldn't be happier with their new star... https://twitter.com/FourFourJordan/status/762331736390983681 https://twitter.com/XsyedfaizX/status/762331998660681729 https://twitter.com/colmshan1990/status/762331345456594945 https://twitter.com/forevruntd/status/762315383525310464 https://twitter.com/PeoplesPerson_/status/762326910328303616 https://twitter.com/AmiirIkhwan/status/762325705115906048 https://twitter.com/Just_Robinho/status/762327013592006658 https://twitter.com/Jamesstretford/status/762332308766531584 https://twitter.com/ManUtdDevilNews/status/762333737136816128 https://twitter.com/redfreddevil/status/762332345147990016 It seems the pundits agreed... https://twitter.com/iainmacintosh/status/762319572368228352 https://twitter.com/AlexShawESPN/status/762315785184354304 https://twitter.com/sampilger/status/762320106571440128