JONNY Evans has revealed he will probably need an operation
to solve an ankle problem that has plagued him since
Christmas.
It has not been decided when the young Manchester United defender
will have surgery but Evans knows he cannot carry on playing with
pain-killers forever.
"At some point my ankle will need surgery," said the
22-year-old.
"It is a problem that has been bothering me since Christmas.
"We thought it might have gone away over the summer but it is still
there.
"Every now and again I catch it and it will be quite sore for a
while. Then the pain dies off after a week or so."
As a short-term measure, the anaesthetic seems to be working.
The Northern Ireland star was able to get through 34 games last
season - including the Carling Cup final - and the first two this
year when Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have been out
injured.