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Eric Bailly career at Manchester United could be over says Rio Ferdinand after Jose Mourinho replaced him after 19 minutes in Newcastle clash

Ivorian paid the price as Toon went 2-0 up at Old Trafford with Rio Ferdinand struggling to see how the defender can come back from the public shaming

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ERIC BAILLY was hauled off just 19 minutes into Manchester United's incredible clash with Newcastle.

The Ivorian defender paid the price after Kenedy and Yoshinori Muto put Toon 2-0 up after just 10 minutes of the Premier League clash.

Eric Bailly gave way as Jose Mourinho shuffled his deck
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Eric Bailly gave way as Jose Mourinho shuffled his deckCredit: Reuters

Under-fire Jose Mourinho responded by replacing Bailly with Mata as he tried to get something from his players who eventually came back to win the game 3-2.

Speaking at half-time, former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand said he thought Bailly's time at the club could be up.

He told BT Sport: "I don’t see a way back for Eric Bailly, dragged off.

"The manager said in the last game he didn’t have players that could play the ball out from the back and he’s been made the fall guy here."

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Juan Mata was sent on to give United more of an attacking threatCredit: Reuters
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While the decision to hook Bailly may have seemed harsh - few can argue that Mourinho got it right.

The man who replaced him, Mata, brought the score to 2-1 with a fine free-kick.

Anthony Martial then levelled the scores at 2-2 with a fine finish just inside the box.

In the 90th minute Alexis Sanchez, another substitute, found the winning goal with a close-range header.

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Yoshinori Muto scores Newcastle's second as United's static defence can only watchCredit: Reuters

 

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