Speaking to MUTV afterwards, Evans expressed that he was raring to go in the West Midlands, after being told by Erik ten Hag that he would be in the starting XI when travelling home from the Europa League match against FC Porto, as the boss rotated his central defence.
“I love coming to Villa Park, I had such a buzz,” our no.35 told Mark Sullivan in the tunnel. “The manager told me on the way back from Porto on the plane that I was going to play so get your head ready for it. I’ve been pretty calm but, as soon as we arrived at the stadium, I sort of got the butterflies in the stomach, ready to go and couldn’t wait to get out there and compete.”
Evans, who came through the club’s Academy, feels he hasn’t changed the way he plays despite being in the latter stages of his career and relishes every opportunity he gets to pull on the famous United shirt.
“It’s still a privilege to play for this club,” he told Sky Sports. “Every match I play now I just enjoy it.
