{"id":36267,"date":"2014-08-01T09:35:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=36267"},"modified":"2014-08-01T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:35:27","slug":"van-gaal-wanted-me-to-stay-as-captain-evra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/van-gaal-wanted-me-to-stay-as-captain-evra\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Gaal wanted me to stay as captain – Evra"},"content":{"rendered":"
Patrice Evra has revealed that Louis van Gaal wanted him to be Manchester United captain had he stayed at the club.<\/span><\/p>\n
The France international ended an illustrious career at Old Trafford after agreeing a move to Serie A champions Juventus on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. \n<\/span><\/p>\n
The 33-year-old made a total 379 appearances for United and claims that new manager Van Gaal was keen to extend that stay.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Road to success: France international Evra will add experience and quality to Juventus’ defence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Red leader: Patrie Evra claims that Louis van Gaal wanted to hand him the Manchester United captaincy<\/div>\n