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Man Utd boss Mourinho: Losing Bailly for final big blow

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says losing Eric Bailly for the Europa League final is a major blow.

Mourinho described Bailly as "naive" and admitted the defender will be a big miss in the Europa League final following his sending off against Celta Vigo.

Bailly and Celta's Facundo Roncaglia were both dismissed following a heated clash two minutes from time at Old Trafford, before United progressed 2-1 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their semi-final.

The manager told BT Sport: "I didn't see the incident, but he was phenomenal. The game was emotional until the end for everyone. Some kept control in better ways than others.

"I don't know but I think it was with Roncaglia, right? Roncaglia's not new in these kind of situations and probably Eric was a bit naive.

"We lose a very important player for the final and we don't have many."

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