The Frenchman was considering leaving United after eight years at the
club, but he has decided to extend his contract, which was due to
expire next week, by another 12 months.
A tweet from United's
official Twitter account read: "We can confirm that Patrice Evra has
extended his contract at #mufc for another year."
Evra's looked set to leave after it emerged that United had tabled a £27million bid for Southampton left-back Luke Shaw.
But the defender has opted to remain until the end of Louis van Gaal's first year in charge.
Evra,
who was reported to be in talks with Juventus earlier this week, would
help Shaw's transition into the United first team, should the club
complete the signing of the England international this summer.
Evra's
contract extension will be welcomed by the vast majority of United
fans, who have taken the 33-year-old to their hearts since he joined
from Monaco in 2006.
Evra is a popular member of the dressing room too and is also renowned for his leadership skills.
The
former Nice defender, who has played 379 times for United, also showed
glimpses of decent form last season despite the club's woeful campaign
under David Moyes.
He scored a stunning goal to put United ahead
at Bayern Munich in the Champions League, although it was not enough to
stop his team crashing out of the competition at the Allianz Arena.
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