Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has declared teammate Eric Bailly a "beast".

Bailly became Jose Mourinho's first signing of the summer back when he joined from Villarreal on 8 June and although he was not a household name to many Reds supporters, the 22-year-old has quickly introduced himself in impressive fashion with a string of commanding centre-back performances.

“I think Eric has a lot of talent," Herrera explained to MUTV last week, when asked to assess Bailly's start to life in England. “He's a beast, he's so, so strong, he's quick and he's a very smart player. He doesn't take risks, so that's important for us because we know when we have the ball, or when he has the ball, he is not going to put the team under trouble.

“When the opponent has the ball we have a very quick player, we can press up because the space is going to be covered by him. He's very good in the air, very energetic, with every ball in-between he goes like crazy so he wins a lot of balls. He did it well against Jamie Vardy and that's not so easy because he was one of the best players last season and he felt very good, he won almost every duel.

“We are very happy with him. This season is so long, we have to keep our feet on the floor and Eric is going to be important but he's still so young and he has to improve a lot."