Patrice Evra has bemoaned Manchester United’s injury list, with nine first-team players currently unavailable for selection.
The French defender is the Premier League champions’ captain in the absence of Nemanja Vidic, and he has applauded the Red Devils’ squad for pulling through with a lot of senior players on the treatment table.
“I don’t know what is happening, I think someone is doing some voodoo on us,” he is reported to have said in Mirror Football.
“It’s amazing how many injuries we’ve had. I see many teams complaining about the injuries they have but, for us, it has been amazing.
“To lose a player like Nemanja Vidic for the season… yet we’ve coped with that.
“I think to get so close to Manchester City, given the injuries we have had, shows we have really good spirit in the team.
“That’s the most important thing and that’s the culture of the club – no matter what happens, we don’t like to have excuses.
“I just say ‘Well done’ to every player but the job is not finished. The most important part is still to come,” he concluded.
Vidic, Anders Lindegaard, Darren Fletcher, Chris Smalling, Michael Owen, Nani, Tom Cleverley, Anderson and Phil Jones are all not available for selection for United’s game against Liverpool on Saturday.
By Gareth McKnight
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