UNITED V ROSTOV Agony firing Bailly up for Euro success

ERIC Bailly is looking to go one better in the Europa League - with the help of the United fans.

The defender was part of the Villarreal team knocked out at the semi-final stage by Liverpool last year.

And he admits getting to the last four would not be enough for him, or United, this season.

Rostov stand between United and a place in the quarter-finals, with the tie finely poised at 1-1 thanks to Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s goal in Russia last week.

But Bailly believes the Reds have the advantage in playing the second leg at home, because it gives the fans the chance to roar them over the line.

“At Old Trafford, the fans are like the ‘12th player’,” he said.

“They always give everything until they are hoarse to get behind us and give us a lift. It’s great the tie will be decided at home and we can do our utmost to get the victory needed and send the fans home happy.

“It’s really important we make the quarter-finals in this very difficult competition.

“We’ll be ready and prepared to ensure we start well. We always aim high in everything we do here.

“I managed to get to the semi-finals last year, but that wasn’t enough. We didn’t win the cup or even get to the final itself so, for me now, it’s all about taking things a stage at a time.

“As I’ve said before, this competition brings plenty of surprises in a season so, first of all, we have to focus on getting through against Rostov and then we can think a little further ahead after that.”