Eric Bailly reveals Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are the two players that impressed him most

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has revealed that Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are two of the players at the club that impressed him the most.

The Ivorian centre-back is currently out on loan from the Red Devils at Ligue 1 side Marseille having spent five years at the club, but still thinks highly of the players still at Old Trafford.

While Bailly has played with some top-class players during his time at the club, such as Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo, however, none of these three were mentioned when he was asked about who impressed him the most.

The 28-year-old picked forward duo Rashford and Martial as the two players he named, with the English striker being touted as someone who 'blew' him away.

Bailly told L'Equipe: 'I knew a lot of great players in Manchester. But if I have to talk about everyone who impressed me, we're never going to finish this interview.

'There was incredible talent, both old and young. Someone like Marcus Rashford really blew me away. Anthony Martial too.'

Both Rashford and Martial have seen their fortunes improve under new manager Erik ten Hag, with both becoming important members of the team, although the French attacker has struggled with injuries hampering his game time.

The duo had struggled for consistent form over the last year, with Rashford dropping out of the starting line-up on multiple of occasions and Martial being loaned out to Sevilla last season, which raised questions over his long-term future at the club.

Ronaldo was a notable admission from the defender as the five time Ballon d'Or was not named.

The Portuguese attacker was the club's top scorer last season but has struggled for game time this season despite netting his 700th club career goal against Everton.

However, this season they have both started finding the net, with Rashford scoring five goals and Martial netting three times in all competitions this campaign.

Marseille's deal with Man United includes an obligation to buy Bailly at the end of his loan spell, and the current expectation is that his time in the Premier League has come to an end after a mixed spell at Old Trafford.

The defender helped the club in their Europa League and League Cup successes in 2017, but injuries have impacted his time in England.