Patrice Evra admits he initially struggled to cope with his move
to United from Monaco, but now feels he has been toughened up by
his short spell in England.
Although now fully assimilated into the United fold, the
25-year-old revealed the quantum leap from French football to the
Premiership led him to question his own ability.
The defender revealed: For about six months I barely played after
arriving completely unprepared for making my debut against
Manchester City.
That led me to call everything about myself into question. I
remember on several occasions telling myself I was worthless or I
was a good for nothing.
I felt like I arrived as an international but that I still had to
learn a completely new profession in English football. It was about
me adapting to the Manchester United way because it could never be
the other way round."
Having survived his initial integration problems, Evra feels part
of the United family and admits he is thriving on the Club's
expectations.
It has been tough but the process has made me tougher," he
admitted. "I have learned about myself as a man and also as a
footballer.
United are a club where you have to be prepared to make sacrifices
and that kept me going.
If it had not been for some of my team-mates then I might not have
made it through particularly as my family found the move from
Monaco to Manchester to be an enormous cultural and social
change.
But I think that I have integrated and played well this season.
Ive learned something new every day and I love the fact it is so
demanding.
Victory is an obligation when you play for United and I love that
kind of pressure.
