Manchester United first-team coach Jonny Evans has admitted that he can share fans’ sentiments around the exhausting 24-day waiting period for the Red Devils’ encounter with Leeds United.
The Red Devils’ last match came in March after their visit to the Vitality Stadium, with 10-man Manchester United and Bournemouth playing out a 2-2 draw.
Following the Premier League encounter between Man Utd and Bournemouth, different Red Devils players went out on international duty for the March break.
However, United did not immediately return to action after the March international break after being knocked out of the FA Cup tournament back in January.
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The Red Devils have been based in Dublin since Monday for a four-day training camp in the aftermath of the March international break.
Speaking at the Red Devils training camp in the Republic of Ireland, Jonny Evans admitted that he can relate to how United fans must be feeling right now.
“We probably feel similar to fans in a way,” he said, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“Everyone loves that stimulus of a matchday and how the adrenaline gets up, so when you haven’t got that for a while, it can be quite difficult to keep the training going and keep the ideas flowing.”
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Jonny Evans on how Man Utd are making sure that first-team players do not feel the impact of the 24-day Premier League wait
United have been spending their time at Carton House in County Kildare, which is outside of Dublin, before they return to Manchester ahead of the Leeds match.
Evans, who returned to Old Trafford to become part of Michael Carrick’s United coaching staff, touched on how they tried to overcome the 24-day matchless period.
“Especially for the players, keeping their minds active, but that’s why I said before we gave them a few days off after internationals and then hopefully now we’ve got a little run, almost looking towards the end of the season,” he added.
“We’ve got little blocks of games and you can break [them] down into two and three games at a time, leading up to the end of the season.”
Man Utd are third in the Premier League table and the Red Devils will host Leeds United on Monday evening for their first match post-March international break.
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