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Richard Fay

Manchester United stars spotted celebrating Eric Bailly's birthday at team meal

A number of Manchester United stars were spotted out in Manchester on Wednesday night as they celebrated Eric Bailly's birthday. The Ivorian defender turned 28 earlier this week and celebrated the milestone by going out to Zouk Tea Bar & Grill in Manchester city centre.

Bailly was pictured at the restaurant along with many of his United teammates in midweek as they enjoyed a night of downtime ahead of the Premier League fixture with Norwich this weekend.

United first-team stars Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata, Alex Telles, Jesse Lingard, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jadon Sancho were all pictured at the restaurant as they celebrated the event.

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Birthday boy Bailly was the last to leave at about 11.30pm and was serenaded with a rendition of 'happy birthday' by a group of young fans who had waited for him outside the establishment.

The Ivory Coast international has only featured seven times for United this season, with only three of those appearances coming under interim manager Ralf Rangnick.

Bailly is one of a number of players who could look to leave the club at the end of the campaign if he is not given assurances about his playing time under the next permanent manager.

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag is set to be appointed the next first-team manager at the end of the season after he was interviewed last month, and the Dutchman will face the immediate task of deciding what to do with a plethora of peripheral figures at the club.

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