{"id":544136,"date":"2026-03-25T10:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/544136\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:07:12","slug":"patrice-evra-was-stunned-by-amazing-ex-man-utd-teammates-performance-vs-steven-gerrard-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/544136\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrice Evra was stunned by ‘amazing’ ex-Man Utd teammate’s performance vs Steven Gerrard for ‘first time’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\/ Add as preferred source on Google <\/a> <\/p>\n

Patrice Evra says that former Manchester United teammate Anderson sent a statement of intent with his display against Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.<\/p>\n

Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> brought ex-Manchester United<\/a> midfielder Anderson<\/a> to the Premier League club in the same 2007 window alongside Nani<\/a> and Owen Hargreaves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

United landed Anderson from Portuguese side Porto in a deal worth \u00a326m and the 37-year-old Brazilian played sporadically under Sir Alex Ferguson at the club.<\/p>\n

Anderson continued playing for the Red Devils after Ferguson retired as Man Utd manager<\/a> in 2013 and made 181 appearances in total for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018Ticking those boxes\u2019: Rio Ferdinand explains why Elliot Anderson fits Man Utd better than Bruno Guimaraes<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ManchesterPhoto by Mark Thompson\/Getty Images How many of Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s 13 titles were achieved without Man Utd being the OUTRIGHT top scoring team? <\/p>\n

Can you name each of them?<\/p>\n

\"UIFGetty Images Patrice Evra on what he saw from Anderson first-hand before the former Man Utd midfielder\u2019s impact against Steven Gerrard<\/p>\n

Former Manchester United and Brazil midfielder Anderson netted eight times and registered 20 assists for the Red Devils amid his hit-and-miss spell at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ex-Porto and Adana Demirspor player could impress at times for the Red Devils, but Anderson lacked consistency under former United manager<\/a> Sir Alex Ferguson.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Chinese YouTube channel<\/a> \u2018Shoot for Love,\u2019 Patrice Evra<\/a> was left in awe at what he saw first-hand playing alongside Anderson at the Red Devils.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old United legend<\/a> defended Anderson from criticism and said that a \u201cbad injury\u201d prevented him from hitting the levels that he could have done.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an amazing player,\u201d Evra explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmazing technique. I think people have been harsh on him, but when he was young, before he had like a bad injury, he was one of the best young Brazilian players.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Why Rio Ferdinand thinks Matthijs de Ligt\u2019s back injury has made him miss 22 Man Utd matches in row now<\/a><\/p>\n

Can you recall the player who scored two goals for Man Utd, including in Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s final match? <\/p>\n

\"\"Getty Images Patrice Evra recalls Anderson\u2019s Man Utd display against Steven Gerrard in a 2007 match against Liverpool<\/p>\n

Anderson crossed paths with Steven Gerrard as a Man Utd player in December 2007 and the former Brazil international impressed against the Liverpool icon on the day.<\/p>\n

Evra insisted that Anderson\u2019s performance against former England captain Gerrard was the moment he turned the heads of United fans<\/a> for all of the right reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first time he played against Gerrard, I remember that\u2019s when the United fans, they respect him a lot,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Anderson lifted four Premier League titles, a Champions League trophy and a League Cup with Man Utd before he left Old Trafford and signed for Internacional in 2015.<\/p>\n

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