‘I Still Have 24 Brothers And Sisters To Feed So I Can’t Stop!’ – Patrice Evra On Why He’s Still Playing Football

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Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has revealed that he is still playing at the age of 36 because he still has ’24 brothers and sisters to feed’. Evra spent eight years at United between 2006 and 2014 and the Frenchman was back at Old Trafford on Sunday for the testimonial of Michael Carrick. The 36-year-old, who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Marseille, was reunited with many of his former team-mates as a ‘Manchester United 2008 XI’ took on an All-Stars team to mark Carrick’s 11 years at the club. On Michael Carrick, he said:

‘I hope he will play for many years, he has to keep playing like me. I am still playing because I still have 24 brothers and sisters to feed so I can’t stop, I have to run,’ he told ITV.

The 36-year-old defender was reunited with many of his former team-mates at Old TraffordThe Frenchman, who currently plays for Marseille, says Carrick should play on for many yearsEvra spent eight years as a United player and won the Champions League in Russia in 2008