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Evra joins Juventus celebrations: Let the kids play; I'll see Pogba tonight

Former Juventus fullback Patrice Evra was back in Turin last night for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Agnelli ownership.

Evra says Juve have a lot to look forward to this season.

He told TMW at the ceremony: "When you wear this shirt you understand that playing for Juventus is something special. I played for United, but also Juventus... Seeing Platini, Zidane, Del Piero: all these monsters, for me it's just a privilege to be called to play these matches.

"When you play for Juve you have to win trophies, the championship. It was a moment of transition, Juve need character, personality, experience and a bit of talent. This is a new cycle, we need to let the young people grow but given all the negativity around it could have been even worse.

"In my opinion we are doing quite well but this is Juventus and at Juve there is pressure every day. Even in our time, 10 minutes without scoring was enough and people started to make noise. It's Juve, you must like this pressure."

On Paul Pogba's doping case, Evra added: "I don't know anything, I'm going to see him tonight. I don't know what's going on."

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