{"id":15239,"date":"2023-10-18T00:21:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T00:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/evans-says-he-considered-retirement-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T00:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T00:21:07","slug":"evans-says-he-considered-retirement-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/evans-says-he-considered-retirement-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Evans says he considered retirement | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\nMANCHESTER:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans said he faced the possibility that his career was coming to an end last year due to a succession of injuries before he was handed a lifeline by his former club Manchester United.<\/p>\n

Evans struggled with calf injuries at Leicester City<\/a> and was released by the club at the end of last season after their Premier League relegation.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old was then offered a short-term deal by United on transfer deadline day and has made four appearances since his return, starting in league wins over Burnley and Brentford.<\/p>\n

“I think I went through a stage last year where you start thinking, ‘maybe this is it coming to an end,'” Evans told reporters ahead of Northern Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Slovenia on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t get over the injuries, and every time I came back I was breaking down. I had a lot of people say, ‘there’s no way you’re close to finishing’, but you have to prove that to yourself and I feel I’ve been able to do that.<\/p>\n

“I’ve trained a lot, getting all that behind me, completing matches,” added Evans, who came through United’s academy and played over 190 times for the club in his first stint between 2006-2015, winning three Premier League<\/a> titles.<\/p>\n

“Every time you complete a match you think, ‘there’s another one down’. Sometimes you’re having to confirm that to yourself and I’ve been pleased I’ve been able to go through that process. I feel I’m in a good place.”<\/p>\n

United are 10th in the Premier League and face bottom club Sheffield United on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n