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Former Manchester United player Patrice Evra received apology after debut vs Man City

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Patrice Evra says his debut for Manchester United was such a disaster his agent apologised to him for arranging the transfer.

Evra joined United from Monaco for £5.5million in January 2006 and was thrown in at the deep end in the same month against Manchester City at Eastlands.

City took a 2-0 half-time lead and Evra was replaced by Alan Smith at the interval. City ran out 3-1 winners and Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in United's third defeat in four at City, and Evra's struggles in his first months at the club cost the Frenchman a World Cup squad place in the summer.

Evra lined up against Liverpool the following week for Rio Ferdinand's added time winner following a deflating debut, and the more vivid memory is of his introduction to the

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