Manchester United should not let Jonny Evans go, believes former striker Dwight Yorke
Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans agreed a short-term deal to return to Manchester United
Iconic Treble-winning Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke was a team-mate of Jonny Evans' at Sunderland
Manchester United treble winner Dwight Yorke has added his voice to calls for Erik ten Hag to keep hold of Jonny Evans.
The Northern Ireland defender agreed a short-term contract with his former club after being released by Leicester City, but Yorke wants the 35-year-old to be handed a one-year deal.
Evans’ return to United allowed him to feature in their tour of the United States and he played for 74 minutes against Wrexham in San Diego, while he also featured in the second half of the 1-0 victory over Lyon in Edinburgh.
Ten Hag has confirmed that Evans will remain with the United squad in the USA but former Trinidad and Tobago striker Yorke wants the Old Trafford chief to go further and hand the experienced centre-back a longer contract.
Yorke admired a young Evans when he was in the United youth ranks and also played alongside him at Sunderland.
“I think a one-year deal at Man United (for Evans) would be good, because when you re-sign for the club you love, you get energised again and get that glimmer of hope that could reignite his career,” said Yorke.
“I think Erik ten Hag could give him that reserve role behind Raphaël Varane and Lisandro Martínez, he can be the next guy in line.”
Yorke scored 29 goals when United became the first English team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in a single campaign in 1999, with Manchester City matching that feat last season.
He moved to Old Trafford in an acrimonious £13million transfer from Aston Villa in the summer of 1998 and played a vital role in the treble
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