Advertisement
Evra: "I don't want to talk about the title." Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport
Looking Up

Evra: 'We have that winning mentality and United spirit which was missing'

Patrice Evra believes that United are the strongest team in the Premier League when they have Rooney and van Persie fit.

PATRICE EVRA BELIEVES Manchester United have got their hunger back as the Premier League champions look to make it five league wins in a row against Tottenham on New Year’s Day.

United moved up to sixth with a narrow 1-0 win over Norwich on Saturday, marking the half-way point of what has been an inconsistent season for the reigning champions, who are still adapting to life under new manager David Moyes.

They now face Spurs and new boss Tim Sherwood at Old Trafford on Wednesday as they enter the second half of the campaign eight points adrift of leaders Arsenal and three points behind fourth-placed Everton in the race for Champions League qualification.

But France defender Evra believes his team-mates have now recovered their hunger and are looking forward to mounting a charge in 2014 in a bid to retain their title.

“I’m just looking at the present moment in time,” he said. “The team is now playing better, we have that winning mentality and United spirit which was missing at the start of the season.

I can see that our hunger has come back, so I’m confident, but I don’t want to talk about the title.

I just want to talk about the next game, Tottenham at home on Wednesday. We need to make sure that we win and that we keep the momentum going.

United striker Wayne Rooney missed the win over Norwich with a slight groin strain, while his fellow forward Robin van Persie is nearing a return after missing a number of weeks with a thigh strain, although Moyes remains coy about the timetable for the Dutchman’s comeback.

“Robin has started some light training and he might not be too far away,” said Moyes.

“We haven’t often had Robin and Wayne as a strike partnership, so I look forward to getting them back together.”

Evra is also desperate to have the pair back and he believes that when they return, United will have the strongest team in the Premier League.

“The squad is strong but it is not only about one player,” he added.

“We were also without Wayne and Robin when we played against Stoke, and when they come back we’ll be even stronger, which is why I’m so happy.

“With them, we are the strongest team in the Premier League, so we have to keep winning — with or without them.”

© – AFP 2013

Liverpool won’t fail Hull test again says Rodgers

A clump of Tom Huddlestone’s afro is selling for more than £1500 on Ebay

Your Voice
Readers Comments
13
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.