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Manchester United's Eric Bailly: This season hasn't smiled down upon me

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is confident he will return stronger next season.

The Ivorian was forced off in the 71st minute in their 1-1 stalemate with Chelsea and after examination, it was confirmed the defender damaged his medial knee ligament.

The injury means he will miss the Red Devils' remaining games as well as a chance to feature for Cote d’Ivoire in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt later in the year.

The setback capped an unimpressive season for the 25-year-old as he had only sparingly featured for the Old Trafford.