Boy, that Manchester United team had some characters in the dressing room in those days. No, we are not talking about the usual ’suspects’ like Eric Cantona or Roy Keane, but Patrice Evra. The French international had a great career in both Manchester United and Juventus, and recently started to reveal some interesting stories about his playing days and encounters with other players. And he is strange. And aggressive. After a weird clash with Garry Neville on the pitch, when he could have seriously injure his teammate just because he didn’t apologize to him, Evra had another story, this time about Luis Suarez. The French international was on the other end of the racist abuse during the United – Liverpool derby, when the Uruguayan used a ’n’ word.Evra’s horror tackle almost killed Neville at United’s training groundEvra, who was born in Senegal, admits he likes to fight and after an insult during the match, he was thinking of punching Suarez. „I have one problem – I still like to fight. This is like from where I grew up. So sometimes my woman teaches me don’t use your fist. I was proud of myself because I was talking to myself – “should I punch him? But Patrice, this is Liverpool vs Manchester, all the kids are watching this game, people won’t understand. The second half, it was a process, I was like talking to myself “don’t do it”. You know when you have like a devil and an angel “don’t do it, do it, don’t do it, do it”. All the game. I wasn’t in the game“ recalls Evra.You’re about to hear the untold story of @Evra 🤐He opens up about child abuse, toxic masculinity and how football saved him.We both cried multiple times during this conversation.Football fan or not, everyone needs to hear this incredible story 👉🏽 https://t.co/wXcdlKOTJi pic.twitter.com/0ogawrJX5I— Steven Bartlett (@SteveBartlettSC) November 8, 2021 But soon, another opportunity came. Evra was walking with his two brothers in Manchester and spotted Suarez coming out of the shop.„One day I was walking in Manchester in Deansgate and my brother said “oh it’s Luis Suarez over there”. I was with two of my brothers. I looked at him and I was like “That’s it, this is the moment”. And he walked, and behind him I saw his kids and his wife. And I turned my back. I was like “if you do something to him you can’t do this in front of his family”. So I don’t regret it because I think it would have ended up bad. I did nothing that day“ Evra added on Monday’s Diary of a CEO podcast.Eventually, the Frenchman forgave Suarez and the pair shook hands when Juventus and Barcelona played in the 2015 Champions League final.„I was talking with Neymar, Suarez passed, he come he shook my hand, he say “you ok?”. I said “I’m ok”. So no beef, but we’re definitely not going to go on holiday. I forgave him. It’s about education – no one is born a racist person“ said Evra.Good old derby days: Remember when sir Alex was struck by pizza?Evra reported Suarez to referee Marriner but he just kept saying ’play on, play on’ and when he told Ferguson after the game the Scotsman went ballistic.„After the game I just sat and Ferguson saw me and was like “Patrice what’s the matter? You had a good game”. David de Gea say “Suarez called him a ne**o”.’ We went to the official, we tell him, and he said “yeah, yeah, Patrice told me about that”. So Ferguson was like kill him: “so you were aware, why didn’t you send him off?”‘ said Evra.Patrice Evra on the reasons for Ronaldo’s departure from Turin: Cristiano felt like a scapegoat at JuventusSuarez was eventually banned and Evra received death threads so he had to hire a private security for three months, and he even saw Liverpool players coming out at one match with a shirt showing support for Suarez. But about a year ago, he received a satisfaction. Ex Liverpool player Jamie Carragher apologized to him for in a TV studio.’I did a TV show with Jamie Carragher. We start talking and he said “Patrice, I just would like to apologize about what happened nine years ago, what we have done is wrong”. I was in shock, I didn’t expect that. I received letters from the owners of Liverpool, emails, saying you’re more than welcome here. It was so nice“ said Evra.
