Evra delights in derby drama
While Sunday's epic Manchester derby was a showcase of shoddy defending, United left-back Patrice Evra could scarcely contain his excitement afterwards.
The Frenchman acknowledged that each of City's goals could have been avoided, but opined that they helped to forge an unforgettable spectacle.
"Sometimes we need mistakes to have a great game like this," Evra told MUTV. "I really think we could have killed the game early on, but when we scored we started to make mistakes. I think for the fans, for everybody, for us, it was an amazing day today.
"To score like this in the last second of the game, it was just amazing. The players on the bench were coming on the pitch, the fans, the atmosphere - this is why I say thanks to God I play in the Premier League and for United. A day like this is just amazing."
Prior to Michael Owen's 96th-minute winner, Craig Bellamy looked to have salvaged an unlikely draw for Mark Hughes' Blues as the game entered stoppage time.
Evra concedes that Owen's strike was vital not only for the points and to placate manager Sir Alex Ferguson, but also to deal City's cash-powered revolution an early setback.
"It would have been very difficult to go inside the dressing room if we had drawn," he said. "I think the manager would have given the hairdryer to everybody!
"It was important to win because City hadn't lost a game. When we were drawing, I was thinking that people would start to say that City are still strong because they never lose. Now everybody has lost, except for Chelsea."
by Steve Bartram
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