{"id":291907,"date":"2023-09-09T13:22:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291907"},"modified":"2023-09-09T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:22:26","slug":"manchester-uniteds-jonny-evans-admits-he-was-not-up-to-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/manchester-uniteds-jonny-evans-admits-he-was-not-up-to-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United&apos;s Jonny Evans admits he was &apos;not up to scratch&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Man United defender Jonny Evans admits he was &#8216;not up to scratch&#8217; in Northern Ireland&#8217;s 4-2 loss to Slovenia &#8211; as he struggles to bounce back after suffering defeat in his second Red Devils debut against Arsenal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Northern Ireland loss vs Slovenia means they have one win from five qualifiers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defender recently signed a new one-year-deal at Manchester United<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s new signing Jonny Evans has admitted his performance in Northern Ireland&#8217;s loss to Slovenia on Thursday was &#8216;not up to scratch&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s men were beaten 4-2 in Ljubljana, with the loss all but confirming they won&#8217;t qualify for Euro 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Andraz Sporar opened the scoring inside three minutes, with Isaac Price levelling for Northern Ireland before goals from\u00a0Petar Stojanovic and Benjamin Sesko put the hosts 3-1 up at half-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite Evans scoring in the second half, Sporar&#8217;s second goal of the match put the\u00a0 game out of Northern Ireland&#8217;s reach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/13\/75243703-0-image-a-36_1694262803978.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jonny Evans admitted his performance at the back for Northern Ireland was &#8216;not up to scratch&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/13\/75243707-0-image-a-37_1694262809153.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The loss all but confirms Northern Ireland will not qualify for Euro 2024 being held in Germany<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>After the game Evans opened up about his personal performance after being caught out trying to play offside for Slovenia&#8217;s opener, and Sporar&#8217;s first goal\u00a0inadvertently deflecting off him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Evans confessed: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t think I played great myself. I know I got a goal, but my own personal performance probably wasn&#8217;t up to scratch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m experienced enough and wise enough to admit that. We can&#8217;t be giving away cheap goals at the start of the game like we did.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was difficult to take in terms of the defence. That&#8217;s something we have always been solid and quite strong with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Even during the game I was thinking this is not a typical Northern Ireland match especially away from home.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland have just one win in five Euro 2024 qualifiers, beating lowly San Marino courtesy of a brace from Dion Charles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Group H is made up of Finland, Denmark\u00a0<span>Slovenia and Kazakhstan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Evans recently signed a new one-year-deal at Manchester United after impressing Erik ten Hag in preseason, and the veteran defender was brought on in United&#8217;s 3-1 loss to Arsenal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The veteran defender was introduced to the game with the scores level at 1-1, but dramatic late goals from Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus ensured Arsenal took home all three points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/13\/75243709-0-image-a-38_1694263128970.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Evans appeared in Manchester United&#8217;s 3-1 loss to Arsenal in the Premier League last weekend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/13\/75243705-0-image-a-39_1694263159197.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The veteran defender scored in Northern Ireland&#8217;s loss, but was at fault for a few Slovenia goals<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12499093\/Man-United-defender-Jonny-Evans-admits-not-scratch-Northern-Irelands-4-2-loss-Slovenia-following-disappointing-debut-Red-Devils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United defender Jonny Evans admits he was &#8216;not up to scratch&#8217; 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