Manchester United defender Jonny Evans has revealed how senior players are cagey with youngsters when they first join the squad.

Evans says United's big-name stars are reluctant to open up due to pressure from the media.

He explained to BBC Northern Ireland: “It’s hard to explain to people because it wasn’t really until I came into the squad that you realise how cautious they (big-name players) are.

"You can understand it in a way because you might say something to someone and it gets passed on and ends up in the papers, that’s how easily it happens.

"They do keep a lot of things close to them like personal stuff which you can understand and that’s just the way everyone is really.”