“If they would train today, Sir Alex Ferguson would be in prison!” + Van Nistelrooy made him cry on Ronaldo
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 21:32 / Updated Wednesday, May 14, 2025 22:04
Patrice Evra (43 years old), the former French international and player of Manchester United, revealed several prominent episodes in the backstage of the English club.
Among the stories about intense workouts, Bullying between colleagues and Sir Alex Ferguson's heavy hand, the former side side -in -law sketched a portrait of the Competitive Culture on Old Trafford. Evra remembered his first training at the “red devils”, which ended suddenly because of an altercation between Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
Patrice Evra, strong disclosures from Manchester United: “We were a family, but we hated you!”
“We were a family, but at workouts we hated! Playing against Manchester United was ten times easier than training with Manchester United.
At my first training, Cristiano Ronaldo had just lost his father, and Carlos Quiroz arbitra A mini-meci and gave him a free kick to Cristiano. Van Nistelrooy turned to him and said, “Carlos queiroz is your new father?” Evra said in a podcast, quoted by Abola.
“Cristiano began to cry and a quarrel between the two. Ferguson stopped the training. My first training session at Manchester only lasted 30 minutes. At that time, we were harassing each other“He added.
Patrice Evra: “If they would train today, Ferguson would be in prison”
Former player, who represented Manchester United between 2006 and 2014, gathering 379 club matches, also shared his vision of how the legendary Scottish coach Sir Alex Ferguson behaves with the players: “If Ferguson were a coach now, he would probably be in prison. He couldn't get to prison with the things he was doing.
How many times have I seen players crying because of the quarrels with him or because they throw their boots? It was bad! ”Said the player who won 14 titles with the Manchester team.
Patrice Evra: “I was going to kill Nani”
Finally, the former defender described an episode from 2011, during a visit to Liverpool's stadium, where Nani was the victim of a harsh foul from Jamie Carragher.
“I saw the phase and I all ran: Gerrard, Scholes and me. When Scholes saw Nani crying immediately,” Go the hell! “.
But, according to Evra, the most important moment came after, with Ferguson's reaction: «I hope to break your leg. I really hope. A Manchester United player can't cry on Anfield!». And we, after the match, were waiting for the next training because I was going to kill Nani.
If you were crying because of a bleeding, you were dead. You were not one of ours. Ferguson gave him a week to recover psychically, because we were waiting for him to kill him. Are you crying? You die and you are no longer part of the group. And today we use his photo crying on Anfield in the WhatsApp group, ”Patrice Evra revealed.
