'The best Boxing Day ever': Evans' wife shares emotional reaction to United win
Belated though it may have been, Manchester United's comeback win against Aston Villa on Boxing Day was the perfect Christmas present for their fans.
And few cherished the 3-2 win more than Jonny Evans' nine-year-old daughter Lottie, who enjoyed a Boxing Day to remember.
'Our nine-year-old just said: "that was the best Boxing Day I've ever had",' Helen Evans, the United's centre-back wife, posted on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.
The Northern Ireland international returned to Old Trafford in the summer eight years after leaving the club, reuniting with his wife, who works for MUTV.
The couple started dating in 2011 an tied the knot two years later, before Evans left United to sign for West Bromwich in 2015.
His wife - nee McConnell - remained at the club and was part of the media team working with United on their pre-season tour of the United States earlier this summer.
And Evans' wife then replied with a laughing emoji when Scott Patterson, a prominent United blogger, responded to her initial post with a picture of her husband celebrating Federico Macheda's injury time winner against Villa at Old Trafford in April 2009.
Making his senior debut, the Italian sealed a dramatic 3-2 win which ultimately swung the momentum in the title race United's way after Liverpool had leapfrogged them at the top of the table a day earlier.
And there was no shortage of drama at Old Trafford on Boxing Day either as United came from two goals down to win a first Premier League in three weeks.
Erik ten Hag's men were booed off the pitch at half-time with Villa 2-0 up courtesy of goals from John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker.
But with INEOS sporting director Sir Dave Brailsford watching from the stands in the first game since Sir Jim
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