PATRICE Evra thinks tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final second-leg derby will produce the best atmosphere he has experienced at Old Trafford.
Better even than the “crazy” 4-3 Manchester United win against Manchester City in September when Michael Owen scored the winner in added-time.
But after City’s 2-1 win in the first leg last week, United left-back Evra is expecting something extra special. The 28-year-old Frenchman said: “People always ask me what is the best atmosphere I have ever experienced at Old Trafford."
“Before this season’s derby it was Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final and the 7-1 game against Roma. But when we beat City 4-3 it was crazy. Everyone was on the pitch at the end. The noise was incredible."
“More importantly, City had been doing well. But when they lost that game against us, they started to struggle.
“If we win this match, it might affect them again.”
City are desperate to win a trophy to satisfy the demands of the club’s Arab owners and hopefully launch chief executive Garry Cooke’s mission for ‘world domination’.
However, Evra, who made his debut against City four years ago this month, has other ideas, saying: “Every year I have been at Manchester United I have won two or three trophies. If we don’t win the league, it will look like I have not done my job properly. I only have the mentality to win every year.”