The defender of Manchester United, Patrice Evra, has said that the United’s new signing Alexander Buttner is a good left back and he would have to face a tough competition from this young lad for a place in the starting line up.
Buttner has signed for United this summer after leaving Vitesse. The 24 years Old Dutch defender was given the opportunity to play his first match in the Premier League against Wigan Athletic a few days back.
Buttner managed to make a mark in his very first Premier League match. He scored a goal in that match and he also set up a goal for the team. Manchester United thrashed Wigan by 4-0 in that match.
When asked about Buttner, Evra said, “Buttner is definitely a bright prospect. He is a fine, young player and his performance against Wigan was impressive. He played with a lot of confidence in his first match which was nice to see.”
“I am happy that Sir Alex Ferguson has brought such a talented defender in the club. It’s true that I will have to fight hard for the first XI spot. But, it’s not a bad thing for a player. Perhaps, it will inspire me to play better.”
“I am pretty hopeful to be included in the starting line up in the upcoming Premier League matches, but, I will have to be at my best in those matches, otherwise, it will get tougher for me to get starting opportunities”.
Evra looked pretty happy about United’s victory over Liverpool at Anfield two days back. The French international said, “That was a great victory. It was a close game and the Liverpool boys gave us a tough fight, but, we held our nerves towards the end and managed to continue our winning streak.”
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that the club are indeed in the market for a new left back after sending the defender Fabio Da Silva on a loan deal till the end of the season to the Premier league rivals QPR. Sir Alex Ferguson said prior to the end of the last season that Fabio Da Silva will be sent out on loan in order to provide him with regular first-team experience. And he has now joined the Premier league club QPR on a season long loan deal, which leaves Patrice Evra as the only recognised left back at the club.
Ferguson has said that he is extremely surprised at the injury record of Patrice Evra, who has managed to stay relatively injury free for the last four seasons. However, the 31-year-old is fast approaching the end of his career and Ferguson has admitted that he has already started looking at alternatives to replace the French left back. Even though Patrice Evra is unlikely to be replaced as of now, Ferguson reckons that it is imperative that Manchester United have a replacement ready in the event of an injury for the 31-year-old. Ferguson struggled with a lot of injuries to key members of the squad last season.
“Left-back is an area which we’re paying attention to. Patrice, in the last five years has played an average of 45 to 50 games. It’s phenomenal. I don’t know if anybody else has achieved that. He’s still a fit lad and has the same drive and ambition. He’s a fighter. Fabio went to QPR, which was so important for the boy because he has enormous ability, but he needs to play,” said Ferguson after revealing that Fabio Da Silva had been sent out on loan. Manchester United have been linked with the Everton defender Leighton Baines.
A Liverpool fan has been found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra in a match between Manchester United and Liverpool last season. The racial problem has been growing in England especially when it comes to football in the last season. There have been a number of incidents of racial abuse towards black players. Patrice Evra has himself suffered racial abuse at the hands of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who has since been found guilty and banned for eight matches. Now, a Liverpool fan has been found guilty of making monkey gestures to Patrice Evra in a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.
He has now been banned for attending any Liverpool or England matches for the next four years. The prosecuting officer has confirmed that the incident took place in the fourth-round FA Cup match between the two clubs at Anfield. The coverage of the match was done by ITV. The TV cameras clearly picked the Liverpool fan showing racist monkey gestures towards Patrice Evra. This led to widespread complaints on social networking sites like Twitter. The Liverpool fan – Phillip Gannon, who is a carpenter, has denied making any racist gestures towards Patrice Evra, and insisted that it was directed at the travelling supporters.
“This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated and we will do all we can to eradicate this kind of behaviour. The club are thought to be considering their own ban for the supporter, although it is as of yet unclear how long this may be,” said an official statement on the website of Liverpool. The 58-year-old has been found guilty and has been fined £ 180. He will also have to pay the prosecuting charges of £ 300. Phillip Gannon will now be banned for four hours before and after the England and Liverpool matches.
Tournament co-hosts Ukraine entertain France in Friday’s early evening kick off in Donetsk. Oleh Bolkhin’s side go in to the game on top of Group D, having beaten Sweden in their opening match on Monday evening.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had given the Swedes the lead shortly after the break, but two goals in seven minutes from Ukraine’s all-time top scorer Andriy Shevchenko turned the game on its head. They do however go in to this game as outsiders, with bookmakers offering as high as 4.0 (3/1) for the co-hosts to make it two wins from two. France are 2.10 (11/10) for the win, while you can get the draw at 3.25 (9/4).
France remain as favourites to progress from Group D, despite being held to a 1-1 draw with England in their opening game. Samir Nasri’s strike cancelled out Joeleon Lescott’s opener to give his country a share of the spoils at the Donbass Arena.
Karim Benzema is set to once again lead the line for the French, and the Real Madrid man is 6.5 (11/2) to get the first goal.
The two sides last met in a friendly in Donetsk twelve months ago, with France running out 4-1 winners.
Ukraine’s all time record appearance holder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk giving his side the lead, before goals from Kevin Gameiro, Younes Kaboul and a double from Marvin Martin secured victory for the French. However, with Ukraine buoyed by home support, and their opening game victory, a repeat of that score line looks highly unlikely.
You might be tempted to back the draw, with Andriy Shevchenko adding to his goals tally in the process. William Hill offer 5.5 (9/2) for this outcome, whilst Ukraine’s record goal scorer is 8.5 (15/2) to score the last goal of the game.
You might also be interested in backing the Dynamo Kiev striker to finish the tournament as top scorer, with 23.0 (22/1) being the best price on offer.
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has said that he still has complete faith in Sir Alex Ferguson after seeing Manchester United failed to lift their 20th Premier league title this season. It is certainly not new for Manchester United failing to lift the trophy, but the way in which they lost the title this season will certainly disappoint a lot of Manchester United fans. The club had an eight point advantage over rivals Manchester City heading into the final few matches of the campaign, but losses against Wigan and Manchester City meant that they lost the title on goal difference. Sir Alex Ferguson said ahead of the penultimate match that if Manchester United lose the title this season, then it would be solely due to the 4-4 draw with Everton at Old Trafford.
Manchester United lost a two-goal lead twice in the match to give Manchester City a chance to go level on points with them in the Manchester derby that followed. Since then, the title has never really been in the grasp of United. Despite this, for defender Patrice Evra has said that he is extremely confident that Sir Alex Ferguson is right man to lead Manchester United in the forthcoming years as well. This is the first trophy last season for Manchester United in eight years.
‘I am not crazy. I won’t say that we’ve had a good season or we’ll be okay. Every player has to be better next season than we were this year, even if we haven’t been as poor as a lot of people say. Fans will want to see a few new players and I trust totally in the boss. He will do the right thing. There aren’t many players who can play for Manchester United and I know the boss will make the best decision,’ said Evra.
Patrice Evra was left out of the Manchester United side that went to play in the Europa League against Ajax. The team that flew into Amsterdam notably didn’t have the left back. The team’s manager, the venerable Sir Alex Ferguson said that Evra had been rested because of an “emotional week”.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United was playing one of the most hotly anticipated matches of the footballing calendar; against Liverpool. Just before the start of the match, as all the players lined up to shake hands with the Merseysiders, Suarez refused to shake Patrice Evra’s hand. This event was a continuation of a row between the two players some time ago when Suarez had racially abused Evra. Suarez had been banned for eight matches due to his conduct and his anger spilled on to the field. After the refusal to shake hands, Suarez also had a couple of outbursts on the field as he booted the ball fiercely into the crowd, risking injury to some of the spectators. After the match was over 2-1 to Manchester United, Evra and Suarez had to be separated in the tunnel by the stewards.
Because of all this, the French full-back has been rested for the Ajax tie. Ferguson revealed that the French international had been through a tough week, emotionally, and it was best that he be rested for some time. Speaking about the incidents against Liverpool, Sir Alex said that Suarez was a disgrace to Liverpool, one of the most respected sides in the Premier League, and should be sold. He also criticized Kenny Daglish, Liverpool’s manager, as he tried to defend Suarez’s actions.
Both Daglish and Suarez have since apologized for their actions. Both sets of fans should be now happy that this has been put behind them and that normal football can resume.
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