Patrice Evra says it felt like everyone in the country was against United at White Hart Lane - but that made the Frenchman and his…

Patrice Evra says it felt like everyone in the country was against United at White Hart Lane - but that made the Frenchman and his defensive team-mates even more willing to clinch an important win against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds were, of course, down to ten men after young Rafael was harshly sent off after receiving two yellow cards. But Evra praised the way the Brazilian played, and the reaction from the rest of his team-mates to hold out for a valuable away point.

“I don’t know about the referee’s decision,” Evra said. “We saw it again in the dressing room and it’s a difficult one. For me, I don’t think it’s a yellow card, but I’m not a referee. Rafael did a great job for us and he’s a strong right-back. When you play against Gareth Bale you need a strong right-back, and Rafael showed he’s good enough.

“The boss was very pleased with all the defenders. Rio and Vida were amazing and won a lot of headers,” Evra added. “That was important for us. In general, everybody did a good job and that’s why we’re happy with this point. We defended well, which is important if you want to win the title."

That didn't stop Evra from feeling as though the will of the nation was against the Reds, partly because United remain unbeaten without reaching top form so far this term.

"Today, all the country was against Manchester United – everybody wanted us to lose," he said. "But we didn’t lose.

"The most important thing is to win the league. Nobody in the squad is talking about that challenge of winning it without losing a game. We’re only talking about winning the league. That’s the most important thing."

Evra: Everyone's against us

17TH JAN 2011

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