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Follow Eric Bailly at Africa Cup of Nations

Follow this story as we cover Eric Bailly's involvement in Gabon 2017, the 31st Africa Cup of Nations...

Eric Bailly is Manchester United's sole representative at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, where he's in the Ivory Coast squad bidding to retain the trophy after their triumph two years ago.

The Elephants began their campaign in Gabon on Monday, with Bailly keeping a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with Togo at Stade d'Oyem. Crystal Palace's ex-Reds winger Wilfried Zaha was the other Premier League star in the Ivorians' starting XI, while the opposition included ex-Arsenal man Emmanuel Adebayor.