Man United legend jokes he's 'going to cry' at Liverpool being top of the table

He didn't find it easy complimenting his former foes, though!

Man United came back from going 2-0 down to Aston Villa at home on Tuesday to beat the Villans 3-2, with Alejandro Garnacho finding the net twice and Rasmus Hojlund scoring his first Premier League goal.

But whilst the Red Devils rose to sixth in the table, just 34 miles away Liverpool had moved back to the top of the league with a 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor a few hours before.

As Amazon Prime presenter Gabby Logan assessed the Premier League action after the five-goal thriller at Old Trafford, she gave Man United legend Evra - who played 379 games for the club - a nod as she brought up Jurgen Klopp's side.

"Good performance and win, Liverpool of course, top of the table today Patrice," she said with a smile.

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"I don't want to answer that," Evra quickly joked.

After taking in the laughter from his co-pundits, he said: "No, no, but we have to be neutral when we go on TV, so!"

"I am neutral!" he continued as the chuckles continued. "When Man United aren't playing well, I'm the one that's saying. 'I don't want to watch United because sometimes I'm going to have a heart attack'."

Despite being one of Liverpool's foes during his career, Evra did go on to praise the Reds.

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He continued: "But no, credit to Liverpool, they deserve it... I think they are a serious contender to win the title. You know, we talk a lot about Manchester City and Arsenal, of course City have two games in hand.

"Liverpool I think are back in business, they're top of the league and they will keep... they've got their consistency. A great manager. You see, I'm neutral - credit to Liverpool."

Post-match press conference: Erik ten Hag (Premier League: Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa)

There was a punchline coming after heaping all that praise on the Reds, though...

"Now I'm going to cry in the toilet," he joked.