Former Manchester United defender Jimmy Nicholl is backing Jonny Evans to fight his way back into the first team.
Evans has struggled for minutes so far this season.
"You have these days in your career," explained Nicholl to ManUtd.com. "Tommy Docherty wanted me in the team and I got in, albeit at right-back.
"I had four happy years and then Dave Sexton came in and I had to prove myself all over again to him. Ron Atkinson replaced him and things changed again. If you're going to be at a club for a long time, you're going to have different managers with different thoughts.
"You have to fight to get back in the team. Jonny has got to go through it all over again and that's just exactly what he needs to do.
"He was excellent last season and is a good player for Northern Ireland as well - he's sadly missed whenever he doesn't play. I've met the fella and met the family and he'll just knuckle down and get on with it.
"Jonny will be hoping he can get in and stay in because you've really got to be at the top of your game all the time at that level.
"When there's a change of manager, you can't rest on your laurels. You've got to keep your hopes up and your confidence as high as you can and keep training hard."
