PATRICE Evra thinks tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final
second-leg derby will produce the best atmosphere he has
experienced at Old Trafford.
Better even than the “crazy” 4-3 Manchester United win against
Manchester City in September
when Michael Owen scored the winner in added-time.
But after City’s 2-1 win in the first leg last week,
United left-back Evra is expecting something
extra special. The 28-year-old Frenchman said: “People always ask
me what is the best atmosphere I have ever experienced at Old
Trafford."
“Before this season’s derby it was Barcelona in the
Champions League semi-final and the 7-1 game against Roma. But when
we beat City 4-3 it was crazy. Everyone was on the pitch at the
end. The noise was incredible."
“More importantly, City had been doing well. But when
they lost that game against us, they started to struggle.
“If we win this match, it might affect them again.”
City are desperate to win a trophy to satisfy the
demands of the club’s Arab owners and hopefully launch chief
executive Garry Cooke’s mission for ‘world domination’.
However, Evra, who made his debut against City four
years ago this month, has other ideas, saying: “Every year I have
been at Manchester United I have won two or three trophies. If we
don’t win the league, it will look like I have not done my job
properly. I only have the mentality to win every year.”