Manchester United legend Paul Scholes admits the locker room had their doubts about Patrice Evra when he arrived in the January of 2006.

Scholes wrote in the London Evening Standard: "When Patrice first arrived, we used to wonder whether the manager had signed a jockey, rather than a footballer. There was hardly anything of him. Gradually, however, his personality emerged. This was one tough player, who was determined that he was not going to be brushed aside and become one of the forgotten men at United. He stuck out his chest and got on with it.

"Patrice became one of the best full-backs United have had. By the time Gabriel Heinze had recovered from his cruciate injury, Evra was the first choice. The next season he won the first of his five Premier League titles and the rest is history. I enjoy watching him playing for Juventus. They could be an outside bet for the Champions League. With Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo, Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente, they have a very good side."