The 23-year-old bey admitted that at one time he wanted to become an attacker, although he was not particularly successful at this position. The whole fault was the Ivorian's enthusiasm for his compatriot Didier Drogba.

Then Erik realized that his vocation was to be a defender, and began to equal the captain of Real Sergio Ramos.

"When I was a child, I was rooting for Marcel, because my compatriot Didier Drogba played there. I always imagined myself in this team ".

"Like Drogba, I tried to play the position of the striker, although I had no talents for that".

"When I began to grow as a professional player, I began to look hard at Sergio Ramos".

"I watched a lot of Sergio's game. For me, he is an exemplary football player, "summed up Bayi.

Bayi moved to Manchester United from Villarreal in the summer of 2016 and since then has won three trophies in the Red Devils, including the Europa League.