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Oct262020 by JBNo Comments

Patrice Evra lashes out at Man Utd over Donny van de Beek signing

Premier League

Patrice Evra has blasted Manchester United’s decision to sign Donny van de Beek and believes the midfielder ‘is not needed’ at the club. In a largely quiet transfer window for United – the £40m signing from Ajax was the closest thing they had to a marquee signing in an otherwise frustrating summer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Van de Beek is yet to start a single Premier League game for the Red devils and was even an unused substitute in Saturday’s draw against Frank Lampard's Chelsea. With United already well stocked in midfield, former left-back Evra has said it was a mistake to sign Van de Beek for £40m and does not believe he is a good addition to the squad. While talking on Sky Sports after the goalless draw with Chelsea, Evra said: ‘...

Aug242020 by JBNo Comments

Evra reveals why he & Cristiano Ronaldo told Solskjaer to sign Bruno Fernandes

Premier League

Patrice Evra has revealed the key role he and Cristiano Ronaldo played in bringing Bruno Fernandes to Old Trafford. The pair were good friends in their three years together at Manchester United, even if Evra occasionally found Ronaldo a touch too competitive. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And the both combined to advise United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on his transfer plans when Bruno Fernandes was being monitored at Sporting. Patrice Evra told The Guardian why the signing was needed, saying: “United have qualified for the Champions League. It’s not a big achievement but it’s massive progress from where we’ve come. "I love Ole. One game we’re on the bench and I started talking. He said, ‘Patrice. I’m focused’. "He would analyse everything so he...

Jan202020 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool finally apologise to Evra after Suarez racism fallout

Premier League

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has revealed he received a personal apology from Liverpool over their handling of Luis Suarez racism case in 2011. After a two-month investigation into claims the forward racially abused Evra, Luis Suarez was given an eight-game ban by the Football Association. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A day after he was found guilty of misconduct for using insulting words to Evra, which includes a reference to his skin colour, Liverpool wore ‘Suarez 7’ T-shirts as they warmed up for their game against Wigan. Last October, Jamie Carragher conceded Liverpool got it ‘completely wrong’ – apologising to Evra during a Sky Sports broadcast. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Evra has now rev...

Oct222019 by JBNo Comments

Furious Granit Xhaka hits back at Patrice Evra’s ‘babies’ jibe

Premier League

Granit Xhaka has hit back at Patrice Evra’s ‘bulls***’ claims after he referred to Arsenal players as ‘my babies’ in the wake of their 1-0 defeat against Sheffield United. Lys Mousset’s strike on the half-hour mark gave the Blades all three points at Bramall Lane as Arsenal fluffed their opportunity to move up to third in the Premier League table. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The result means Arsenal have failed to record a victory in their last four games away from home and Emery’s unusual team selection was criticised by Ian Wright, among others. Speaking on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, Patrice Evra accused Arsenal of having historic mentality problems after yet another poor start to a league season. Evra famously called Arsene Wenger’...

Jul312019 by JBNo Comments

Evra calls Dybala to convince him to join Manchester United

Premier League, Seria A

Patrice Evra has reportedly called Argentine forward Paulo Dybala to try and convince his former Juventus teammate to make the move to Old Trafford this summer window. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Argentina international has emerged as a United transfer target in a possible swap deal with Romelu Lukaku, who could make the move to Juventus. United chiefs have reportedly held talks with Dybala's agent Jorge Antun as they look to push through a deal, although the forward is believed to be demanding for a greater wage packet than what is currently on offer. Evra played with Dybala in Turin for a year-and-a-half after the former Palermo forward joined the club in 2015, with the ex-United left-back joining Marseille on a free transfer 18 months later. ...