​Manchester United coach Jonny Evans gave the club’s approach for Youri Tielemans his seal of approval.The pair were team-mates at Leicester for four years, from 2019, and were part of the Foxes’ 2020 FA Cup-winning side.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBoth players left King Power Stadium in 2023, Evans for United and Tielemans for Aston Villa.The Belgium international has now made a £35m switch to Old Trafford himself.Evans has kept in touch with the 29-year-old, who is expected to bring some creativity to United’s midfield under Michael Carrick.It was natural therefore Carrick should talk to Evans before pushing through with the deal.”Jonny has been a big influence,” Tielemans told United’s in-house media. “I think he spoke to the manager about my character and personality.”