The Frenchman reiterated that the midfielder’s late effort at the Sports Direct Arena was a one off hit and that he actually he was trying to cross the ball for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380.
Manchester United had to overcome their woeful form when they took on Newcastle United this weekend. The Red Devils travelled to Tyneside, but considering their recent form the odds were stacked against them.
However, upon the urging of Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson, the 19-time reigning champions performed considerably well and were able to overcome their rivals with ease, cruising to a 3-0 win in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonny-Evans-c19085 netted twice to give the hosts the lead before the break, but it was Fergie’s troops who were in complete control, holding the Magpies in the middle the park and preventing them from reaching the goal.
Although http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218 was able to seal the three points for his teammates after netting a fine goal late into the game.
The English play-maker curled the ball magnificently into the top corner from the right flank and later revealed that it was intentional, although Evra and the rest of the crowd claimed otherwise.
Speaking to reporters, the Frenchman claimed that Cleverley was searching for Van Persie’s head and the cross accidently ended up on the back of the net.
“There is no way he meant that. To try and shoot from there, especially to bend it, he definitely didn’t mean it. I think he was looking for Robin van Persie at the back post but it went in,” said the French International, who looked robust against a talented
Newcastle attack.
He also went onto the say that the goal he scored was crucial in setting the tempo of the game and allowed the 19-time English champions to dominate their opponents.
“But that was a really important time for us to score a goal because they kept pumping the ball in the box and were getting one or two chances. It was important for us to get the 3-0 lead,” Evra was quoted as saying.
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