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 time goals to level the match. The game started and slowly United started building confidence, and finally a goal by Javier Hernández from a cross by Patrice Evra put United ahead in the score, and the game would end 1–0. Sunderland visited Old Trafford in their next game. This game saw the return of two ex-Manchester United players to Old Trafford, Wes Brown and John O'Shea. The game was a tough test for the Red Devils, but they were the winners when Brown deflected a cross into his own net at the end of the first 45 minutes. His return