Evans hopes to needle Fergie into letting him face Spurs at Wembley

26 February 2009 09:26
Jonny Evans has begged Sir Alex Ferguson to give him more pain-killing injections so he can turn out at Wembley on Sunday.[LNB]Manchester United[LNB]defender Evans is desperate to face Tottenham [LNB]in the Carling Cup final after playing through the pain barrier in Tuesday's Champions League draw against Inter Milan.[LNB]The 22-year-old shrugged off an ankle injury to help his side hold the Italian champions to a goalless draw in the San Siro.[LNB][LNB] No pain no gain: Evans did well against Adriano in Milan and fancies taking on the Spurs strikers at Wembley[LNB]And Evans said: 'Missing the final isn't nice to think about.[LNB]'The manager has tried to tell me if I miss it, it's no big thing. But hopefully he will allow me to have a few more injections.[LNB]'My chances are a bit the same as Tuesday night. I am just trying to scrape through each game.[LNB]'Tuesday was more important because there weren't many other options so I was forced to play. I don't think that will be the case on Sunday.'[LNB]United boss Ferguson will have Nemanja Vidic back from suspension to face Spurs but Evans is relishing the chance to play in his first major final.[LNB]He added in the Daily Express: 'The ankle was fine in Milan, except the last five or 10 minutes of each half. Perhaps the painkilling stuff was wearing off. I had another shot at half-time to help me through.[LNB]'I picked up the injury when I was at Sunderland. It keeps hurting and coming back so I'm going to have to get it sorted at some point in the future.'[LNB] Wily Mourinho apologises to Inter fans for 'parking the bus' against United[LNB]CARLING CUP FINAL SPECIAL: They've met before .. a trip down sport's memory lane with Manchester United and Spurs[LNB]Fergie on edge: United boss knows home pain can follow a goalless awayday[LNB]Dependable Dawson dealt another crushing blow as Spurs boss Harry vows to make Ledley his Wembley King for the day[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB]MANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB] [LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail