Patrice Evra says Manchester United are bigger than former teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.

The most vital element of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign is the team ethic - that keeps everyone in the star-studded dressing room in their place.

That is why Evra believes United got over the loss of £80million Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, who joined City, so well.

Speaking to French TV station Canal+, Evra added: "We miss Cristiano and Tevez but the real star at United is the team. With Cristiano we relied on him in certain games.

"Today we need to do a bit more each of us to create danger for our opponents."