The Ivory Coast international, currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty with his country, told us his biggest pal is Joan Jordan.
The Sevilla midfielder played against the Reds in last season's Europa League semi-final in Germany, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men lost 2-1 and narrowly missed out on getting a chance to lift the trophy.
The 26-year-old Spaniard came through the system at Espanyol, progressing from the B team, while Eric was also with the club before our centre-back left for Villarreal in 2015.
“My best friend is Joan Jordan,” he told Inside United.