Patrice Evra will not forget the reception Park Ji-sung received in Seoul this week in a hurry.


The pair are good friends back in Manchester, where Park is generally seen as a quiet man, who shies away from publicity.

However, back in his native land, he cannot avoid it.

When his face was beamed onto giant screens at each end of the pitch during Manchester United's 3-2 win over FC Seoul last night, a capacity 60,000 crowd went mad.

When he made his entrance 17 minutes from time, the noise was something more like what The Beatles encountered in their heyday.

"People in Manchester think Ji is a very quiet person - when he first arrived he never talked and people didn't know much about him," said Evra.

"But when we arrive in Seoul it is like he is the King of Korea.

"They shake, they cry, they scream when they see him. It is amazing.

"He is like the David Beckham of Korea.

"I am very happy for him because he is a really good friend and on the pitch he always gives 100 per cent for the team. That is why people love him."

Park couldn't crown his return with a goal last night but efforts from Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda and Dimitar Berbatov ensured United recorded a 3-2 success in what will be the hardest match they face on a four-match tour that concludes in China tomorrow against Hangzhou Greentown.

Gary Neville will not be there though after the Red Devils' skipper flew home yesterday with a groin injury.

Neville has already been ruled out of the Audi Cup in Munich next week, when United will play two games - the first against Boca Juniors on Wednesday.

In all probability, he will also miss the Old Trafford friendly with Valencia on August 5.

And, while he should be available for the Community Shield encounter with Chelsea at Wembley four days' later, already it would appear the 34-year-old is slipping down the pecking order of potential right-backs given the list also includes Wes Brown, John O'Shea and Rafael Da Silva.

"Gary Neville tweaked his groin yesterday in training," said Ferguson.

"He will probably be ready in about 10 days.

"It would have been silly to keep him here if he was not going to play so we sent him home this morning."

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