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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20648096" data-attributes="member: 158020">Sharpe: Man Utd have unearthed a gem in Bailly <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/omnisport/62/5d/bailly-cropped_1wvavyfgd5fyu1jgyq5u02rqyr.jpg?t=70276143&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe believes Eric Bailly has been the most significant new arrival at the club under Jose Mourinho. The 22-year-old central defender moved to Old Trafford from Villarreal in June and has been quick to impress since being installed into the heart of Mourinho's backline. Fellow new boys Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba may have grabbed the headlines when also arriving at United at the same time, but Sharpe has been particularly impressed with Bailly's impact. "The team looks really strong in every department now, I think the manager's strengthened in good areas with top-quality players and the rest of the team are raising their standards to join them," said Sharpe. "Ibrahimovic is obviously going to be a massive star, and so is Pogba, but I think the one that's stood out for me at the moment is Bailly the centre-half."He looks quick, decent on the ball, he reads the game really well. "If he continues to play like he has done in the first few games I think they've found an absolute gem."</blockquote>

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