Evra: Man Utd always going to be bigger than Ronaldo, Tevez

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."