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Defender Jonny Evans says Manchester United must stop conceding early goals

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Jonny Evans has told his team-mates they must stop conceding early goals if they are to sustain a challenge at home and in Europe.

They certainly have to find a solution to the early lapses in concentration - something Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted being mystified by. And Evans cannott find any reasons either. He continued: "It's happened quite a lot. "It is becoming a bit of a habit but it's something we have to eradicate as we don't want to give ourselves that kind of deficit at the start of games. "We need to get better starts in the future." Evans himself has been part of the rescue act for United. The defender has already scored twice this season, including the equaliser as United turned around a two-goal deficit against Braga on Tuesday. It was tinged with a sense of relief after his first effort resulted in a kick at fresh air. "I was devastated when I miskicked it but I turned around and managed to get a bit of a toe on it," he added. "I didn't know how it went in and thought it might have been an own goal or something but I've come in, seen it back on TV and know I got a touch on it."

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