Patrice Evra had Thierry Henry cracking up with actions before Man Utd vs Spurs | OneFootball

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·19 October 2022

Patrice Evra had Thierry Henry cracking up with actions before Man Utd vs Spurs

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Patrice Evra was at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening for Manchester United’s clash against Tottenham Hotspur.

United have found some form after a poor start to the season.


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The Red Devils were positioned in fifth going into the match, seven points behind Tottenham in third.

Evra is a legend at United.

The Frenchman made 379 appearances for the club across as an eight-year spell. He helped them to 14 trophies.

Evra retired from football in 2018 and ventured into punditry.

Evra has development a reputation for doing some quirky things while on screen and he was at it again in Manchester.

"It's special, I call it home," Evra said. "It's a little bit windy, but don't worry, I asked someone to turn up the AC."

Evra then left his co-pundits, Thierry Henry and Roberto Martinez, in stitches after stopping his punditry to eat some of the Old Trafford grass.

Article image:Patrice Evra had Thierry Henry cracking up with actions before Man Utd vs Spurs

"When I come here I always taste the grass," Evra said, before bending over, plucking some grass out of the ground and eating it.

"And yes. It's a little bit garlicky. But it tastes the same. This is my home. Bon Appetit!" Evra said after munching on the grass.

It was a bizarre yet brilliant moment and you can watch it below...

VIDEO: Patrice Evra eats grass on live TV at Old Trafford before Man Utd vs Spurs

Never change, Patrice. The Frenchman really is one-of-a-kind.

Evra praises Erik ten Hag

Evra was also full of praise for Ten Hag after he turned United's fortunes around after a tough start.

"I am happy. It has been up and down after a really bad start," he said, per the Daily Express.

"But what I like about Ten Hag is that he takes responsibility because the first two games, he started [Harry] Maguire, [Luke[] Shaw and Ronaldo, two defeats, and he benched them. After he got four victories in a row, they had that fighting spirit and they did not want to lose.

"If we challenge like we did against Arsenal and Liverpool, I was in shock when we were 4-0 down against Manchester City at half time. I think we are going in the right direction and I am happy with Ten Hag because he does not look like he wants to fail."

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