Jonny Evans has admitted it has been tough seeing Manchester United staff lose their jobs as part of the radical overhaul of the club. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has vowed to cut 250 jobs - almost a quarter of United's workforce – as part of a drive to bring down costs at the club and make it sustainable. Some staff who were scheduled to go on United's pre-season tour of the US were taken off the trip late on, with defender Evans admitting the job losses have affected the players.
Evans, who has spent the majority of his career at United, said: “I had a spell away, but I've been at the club a long time and a lot of people have lost their jobs this last couple of weeks. “Certain staff members, they're friends, people they've worked with and been colleagues for a long time. so I'm sure they'll be feeling that.
It's been hard and difficult to see. The new owners feel that's the direction that they want to go in, but it's not been easy for everyone at the same time. “There's so much upheaval at the club at the minute.
I mean, there's people you’ve known for 20 years and I think the timing of it happened when we came away on tour, pretty much. So we were all a bit in the dark and I'm sure everything will be sorted out, things will be a bit clearer when we get back. But it's been a difficult thing to see - people I've known for a long, long time.
“One thing about working in a club like United is you're all in and everyone's always been all-in. It's a big, massive staff. But I th.