Erik ten Hag has hailed Jonny Evans as a ‘chief’ after the veteran defender made his second debut for Manchester United.
The 35-year-old penned a short-term cope with the Pink Devils this week after coaching with the staff over the summer season, signing with a view of securing a longer-term deal elsewhere earlier than the beginning of the 2023/24 season.
Evans had spent over 11 years on the books at Man Utd beforehand, taking part in 198 video games for the membership between 2004 and 2015. He made his return on Wednesday afternoon when he got here off of the bench throughout their 1-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais.
Talking after that recreation, Ten Hag was stuffed with reward for Evans, commenting: You may see he’s a very high quality character, he’s a pacesetter, he understands soccer. It was good to see him taking part in and he actually contributes to the efficiency of the staff within the second half.”
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The Man Utd supervisor additionally gave an perception into why the centre-back was given a short-term deal by the membership, telling MUTV: “I do know him for a very long time, so I do know his place was right here, in Manchester.
“He got here to coach with us, to work on his health, and once I mentioned, ‘Yeah’. Not all of the gamers are in – internationals are out, nonetheless having their break, so I assumed it was a good suggestion to assist one another out. Jonny can work on his health and he can assist us out.
“The extent, we all know he’s a very skilled participant but in addition an excellent individual, an enormous character, and I believe he has massive authority as nicely. He’ll assist the younger gamers particularly. It’s a profit for each side.”
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