Patrice Evra emigrated to France at the age of 6 years from Senegal. Interesting is the fact that Evra was a friend of Barcelona striker Thierry Henry in his childhood. In his early years he played for Marsala (Italy) and Monza (Italy) before being transferred to OGC Nice in 2000. Here he scored a goal in 40 appearances for the team. He was signed by Ligue 1 club Monaco in 2002 where he spent four seasons, scoring a goal in 120 appearances.
After catching the eye of Man Utd.s scouts, Evra was signed for £5.5 million to strengthen the Red Devils. defensive department. Patrice took a while to adapt to the style of the Premier League, which could be noticed clearly by everybody in his unimpressive debut match against Manchester City (Man Utd lost 3-1). It was thanks to Sir Alex and the Man Utd coaching staff that Evra was converted to the player that we see today: a supremacy at left-back for the Red Devils.
