Patrice Evra understood the importance of representing Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson berated the squad for refusing to sign autographs on a pre-season tour.
Evra, 38, spent eight-and-a-half years with United, winning five Premier League titles, three League Cups, the Champions League, and the Club World Cup, after arriving from Monaco for £5.5million in January 2006.
The Frenchman travelled on pre-season tours of South Africa, Asia, and the United States with United and came to appreciate the stature of the club on trips abroad, especially in the company of Sir Bobby Charlton.
Evra brushed up on the history of United by watching DVDs after he joined the club and was moved by the presence of Charlton on planes decades after he
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