Taken from the BBC Sport live feed:
'Manchester United defender Jonny Evans insists he did not spit at Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse when they clashed in last night's Premier League match.
Evans says: "I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night's match. I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse.
"I was totally unaware of any spitting incident and had assumed that the issue at the time was with the challenge and his attempted retaliation to the tackle from the floor."
"It is not in my character or in my nature to spit at anybody nor is it something I have ever done or would ever do. It is certainly not something that I did last night."'
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Is Jonny aware there are videos that have him pretty much bang-to-rights spitting? He could've at least tried to make it look like he intended to spit on the floor or something
Jonny Evans Spitting Denial
posted on 5/3/15
FA charge Cisse and Evans
Football
Posted at 17:33
More breaking news from the incident between Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse and Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.
The Football Association announces that both players have been charged for spitting.
"The charges are in relation to an alleged breach of FA Rule E1[a] in that in or around the 38th minute of the game the two players spat at each other," says the governing body's statement.
posted on 5/3/15
He can't possibly deny it, although it didn't hit him it was out of order
posted on 5/3/15
He did not spit at the player and the cannot prove he intended to. If the club appeal they should win.
posted on 5/3/15
Evans himself attempted to retaliate as well and he seems to have forgotten to add that to his statement.
posted on 6/3/15
comment by Nemanja's Body Count (U17355)
posted 16 hours, 49 minutes ago
He saying he cant remember
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Read his comments again Macca, he doesn't say he can't remember. He says he wasn't aware of any incident.
Basically he's playing dumb. 'What? I know nothing about it'
All i'm saying is he should've said 'yeah, I spat on the floor, not at Cisse' it would've been more believable.
Personally, I don't see how anyone can watch the Vine I posted and not see Evans looking right at Cisse, who is a yard in front of him, getting up after being on the floor, and spitting in his direction.
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I think that you are misunderstanding the comments. He didn't deny spitting at all - he denied spitting at Cisse. And his comments about not being aware of any spitting incident at the time means that he didn't realise that Cisse was upset because he thought that Evans had spat at him. He thought that Cisse was upset about the challenge/physical contact. Whether Evans is telling the truth here is another matter, but you are taking the comments wrong.
posted on 6/3/15
comment by Nemanja's Body Count (U17355)
posted 17 hours, 10 minutes ago
He saying he cant remember
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Read his comments again Macca, he doesn't say he can't remember. He says he wasn't aware of any incident.
Basically he's playing dumb. 'What? I know nothing about it'
All i'm saying is he should've said 'yeah, I spat on the floor, not at Cisse' it would've been more believable.
Personally, I don't see how anyone can watch the Vine I posted and not see Evans looking right at Cisse, who is a yard in front of him, getting up after being on the floor, and spitting in his direction.
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You're still not getting this. He can't remember the incident because footballers spit all the time.
posted on 6/3/15
comment by UnitedRedMacca (U2024)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Nemanja's Body Count (U17355)
posted 17 hours, 10 minutes ago
He saying he cant remember
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Read his comments again Macca, he doesn't say he can't remember. He says he wasn't aware of any incident.
Basically he's playing dumb. 'What? I know nothing about it'
All i'm saying is he should've said 'yeah, I spat on the floor, not at Cisse' it would've been more believable.
Personally, I don't see how anyone can watch the Vine I posted and not see Evans looking right at Cisse, who is a yard in front of him, getting up after being on the floor, and spitting in his direction.
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You're still not getting this. He can't remember the incident because footballers spit all the time.
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Its not rocket surgery is it Macca?
posted on 6/3/15
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by UnitedRedMacca (U2024)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Nemanja's Body Count (U17355)
posted 17 hours, 10 minutes ago
He saying he cant remember
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Read his comments again Macca, he doesn't say he can't remember. He says he wasn't aware of any incident.
Basically he's playing dumb. 'What? I know nothing about it'
All i'm saying is he should've said 'yeah, I spat on the floor, not at Cisse' it would've been more believable.
Personally, I don't see how anyone can watch the Vine I posted and not see Evans looking right at Cisse, who is a yard in front of him, getting up after being on the floor, and spitting in his direction.
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You're still not getting this. He can't remember the incident because footballers spit all the time.
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Its not rocket surgery is it Macca?
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Not at all busby
I think this op sees what he wants to see
posted on 6/3/15
Oh busby
Wtf is rocket surgery?
posted on 6/3/15
comment by UnitedRedMacca (U2024)
posted 2 minutes ago
Oh busby
Wtf is rocket surgery?
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You know, like brain science.
And my name is Elvis, not Busby.
Say my name Macca.