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Eric Bailly came off after suffering a knock on his Manchester United comeback with the Under-23s on Monday night.

The 22-year-old, who returned from Africa Cup of Nations duty with the Ivory Coast last week, came off in the 58th minute for Tyrell Warren.

Bailly briefly consulted a coaching staff member on the touchline before he was withdrawn as a precaution and replaced by the teenage Warren.

Encouragingly, Bailly sat on the bench and had strapping applied to his foot instead of heading straight down the tunnel for further treatment.

The only senior squad member Jose Mourinho has allowed to play U23 football this season was third-choice goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, however it is possible Bailly was drafted into the second-string due to Regan Poole's suspension.

United U23s, currently coached on an interim basis by Nicky Butt, have a squad of just 13 following Sean Goss' permanent move to Queens Park Rangers last week. Dean Henderson and Joe Riley are out on loan and Canadian forward Josh Doughty is thought to have recently left the club.

Bailly played in all three of the Ivory Coast's AFCON group games as they were eliminated at the first hurdle in Gabon earlier this month.

The centre-back missed six games through his international commitments and his absence allowed rookie Axel Tuanzebe to make his belated debut against Wigan in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Bailly spent six weeks out with a knee injury earlier in the campaign and also came off injured in the win at Crystal Palace last month.

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