MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Jonny Evans of Manchester United pointing during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Manchester United and Barnsley at Old Trafford on September 17, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
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Jonny Evans' time as a Manchester United player looks set to come to an end for a second time as the Red Devils wrap up a disappointing campaign against Aston Villa on Sunday.
The 37-year-old returned to Old Trafford on a short-term deal back in 2023, and while it wasn't as successful as his first spell at the club he did add another FA Cup winners medal to his collection last season.
But with United languishing in 16th place in the Premier League and the hangover of their Europa League final defeat to Spurs in midweek looming large there are set to be major changes under boss Ruben Amorim.
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A total overhaul of the squad has been reported with Evans, who is out of contract at the end of the current campaign, one of a number of players who will be moving on.
It's as yet unclear whether Evans will continue playing or not, but one of his former Northern Ireland teammates thinks he has all the qualities to be a success as a manager.
David Healy has made a seamless transition from playing to managing leading Linfield to a sixth league title last season and he feels Evans has the attributes to do the same if he chooses to move into coaching.
"Jonny has the persona of a manager, nothing fazes him and he has that calmness and experience," he told BBC Sport NI.
"I've no doubt he would be afforded the utmost respect from the players he would coach and manage in any dressing room he walked into, if that's what he chooses to do.
"I was hugely disappointed, and I know Jonny was too, and although he probably wouldn't say it, a wee bit hurt, the way he left United [in 2015], because he came through the ranks.
"He represented Man Utd with great pride and great dignity and with great success under Sir Alex Ferguson.
"So to get the opportunity to return when he did, people were probably sort of thinking, 'that's a strange one', but when I saw it I wasn't shocked.
"I still knew how highly thought of Jonny was at United previously and it didn't take long for the manager [Erik ten Hag] to realise, even initially for a short period," he added.
"Jonny's personality, his quality, his experience, won people over when he went in."
Healy, who is still Northern Ireland's all-time record goal scorer, feels Evans, who won 107 caps for his country, will go down as one of the best to have pulled on the green shirt.
"People talk about different eras, different people, I can only go on what I've seen over the last 20 or 30 years," added Healy.
"We've had exceptional centre-halves, but Jonny is certainly up there - his medal haul is through the roof, his appearance record."