Patrice Evra and contributed to the club that won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2003. He also featured in European competition for the first time in his career and, in the 2003–04 season, was the starting left-back on the Monaco team that reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. In that same season domestically, Evra was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. He was also named to the organisation's Ligue 1 Team of the Year. Evra's performances with Monaco culminated into a move to English club Manchester United in January 2006. While
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,