The married France defender, 28, was captured by CCTV
cameras 15 miles from his luxury family home in Cheshire.
The star was seen joking with the woman, who leaned
forward and kissed him on the cheek as they waited by the hotel
lifts.
The dad of one, who skippered the Red Devils to victory
in Sunday's Carling Cup Final at Wembley, was seen with the mystery
woman at 1.43am.
He parked his car outside the hotel as the beauty paid
for her room with a credit card.
She then walked back out into the car park before
re-emerging through the revolving hotel doors with the millionaire
footballer following behind in a hoodie-style top.
Twelve seconds later church-goer Evra, wed to wife
Sandra and dad to four-year-old son Lenny, was seen at the lifts
with the girl, with whom he had laughed and joked.
As they waited by the elevator, the blonde leaned
in and planted a kiss on grinning Evra's cheek - unaware she was
being filmed by CCTV.
Yesterday France international Evra admitted it was him
in the pictures - but declined to say why he was visiting the hotel
15 miles from his mansion in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, in the early
hours.
Wearing a purple hoodie-style top, he spoke through the
window of his 4x4 as he set off for training ahead of United's game
at Wolves today.
Looking perplexed, Evra studied the CCTV pictures and
said: "Yes, that's me, I can talk to this woman. We were just at
the same hotel."
Asked why the blonde had kissed him, the
28-year-old replied: "I have never met her before" - then he wound
up his window and sped off.
But the soccer star's mysterious middle-of-the-night
visit baffled hotel guests who recognised him.
One said last night: "We couldn't believe it. There was
hardly anyone about at that time of the night and we looked up when
we saw this pretty girl checking in.
"Then this bloke followed her and there was no
mistaking who he was - even with the hoodie.
"I was going to ask him for an autograph, but he was
straight over to the lifts.
"It's not the flashest of hotels by any stretch of the
imagination, so it was weird to see a Man United player bowl in at
that time of the night.
"We couldn't work out what he would be doing there in
the early hours of a Monday - especially as United had a match two
days later. It didn't seem the best way to prepare for a game. We
saw the girl. She was a real babe - she dressed well and looked
like a model."
Evra, snapped checking his mobile phone before
travelling to Wolves yesterday, visited the hotel on February 8. It
is a 25-minute drive from the home he shares with 28-year-old
Sandra, his high school sweetheart and partner for more than 15
years.
The star has always insisted he is devoted to his wife
and said in a recent interview: "She's my first girlfriend, and I
hope my last!" Discussing his responsibilities as a role model, he
said: "As a footballer, I need to be mindful of the example I am
setting.
"Sometimes I react badly on the pitch and the first
thing I think of is what impact my behaviour might have on
youngsters watching."
Evra has also spoken at length about his religious ties
and revealed he has more time to attend church playing in England
than abroad.
He said: "In France training is in the afternoon. I
like to sleep in the morning and I didn't go. Here I've more time
to go to church.
"I just say thanks to God that I don't have a lot of
injury, just to keep my feet on the ground and don't try to be
somebody I'm not."
Evra also dotes on his son and told a club fanzine
three years ago: "I have always loved children and find their
innocence irresistible.
"I can't describe the joy my son has brought me. Even
when I get home a bit uptight, all it takes is one look from him
and everything is forgotten." Evra's hotel visit could land him in
hot water with his superiors at Old Trafford - as just two days
later he turned out for United in their 1-1 draw with Aston
Villa.
His manager Sir Alex Ferguson is a huge advocate of
seeing his players settled and married.
Last September he spoke about Wayne Rooney's growing
maturity, saying: "Marriage helps footballers. It helps them settle
down - you know where are they are too! It's good for the stability
of a footballer."
