Show us respect – Evra

Patrice Evra has slammed the Manchester United critics who dismissed the reigning champions as title contenders. United left little doubt that they will be a serious threat in the title race with their 3-1 demolition of Arsenal on Sunday. "Before our game against Arsenal everybody had us down as losers,” said Evra on Monday. "People have criticised us a great deal. Plenty of people do not show enough respect for the reigning champions.” Evra reserved special praise for Wayne Rooney, who has bagged 14 goals in his last 14 games for the Red Devils. "Wayne is clearly unstoppable right now. He has developed and understood that his job is to score goals. He channels his energies more and stays in the penalty area. The fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer with us has truly given him freedom.”