Patrice Evra not very keen to go forward in the talks with Arsenal, Liverpool or Real Madrid. They all talked with my agent in the past two seasons. But to me, it was over. As I said to the Monaco officials, I only wanted to hear about Manchester." Evra initially had some problems adapting to the English game. He made his debut for the club on 14 January in a 3–1 away defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League. He was substituted out at half-time after failing to make an impact. After the conclusion of the match, Ferguson stated, "Maybe it
2011–12 Manchester United F.C. season United left-back and captain Patrice Evra pre-match. There was also a bust-up in the tunnel at half-time. At the interval, the score was 0–0. United had the best chance of the half, with Paul Scholes' header from a Ryan Giggs cross going straight at Pepe Reina. At the end of the first half, Suárez felt he had been fouled by Rio Ferdinand, but the referee turned down the Uruguay striker's appeals. United opened the scoring in the 47th minute, when Rooney volleyed home from a Giggs corner, which had been flicked on by Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson. Three minutes later,