Barcelona battering will haunt me for Evra, admits Man United star Patrice

Published: 15 Sep 2009 - 17:05:42

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Barcelona battering will haunt me for Evra, admits Man United star Patrice

Patrice Evra admits he is still scarred by Manchester United's failure to win the Champions League last season. The France defender says he couldn't enjoy winning the Premier League, Carling Cup and Club World Cup last season because of the way United were humbled by Barcelona in May's Rome final. 'I'm a winner - I like to win - so I still think about what happened in Rome,' said the 28-year-old. 'Everybody says we did well last season and we won three trophies, but when you lose the final in the manner we did it's very frustrating. We didn't give a true account of ourselves. 'We didn't show people the real Manchester United and we were very upset with ourselves. We missed a big opportunity in Rome and that's a real shame. It killed all my dreams last year. 'When I think about last season now I don't think about winning the league or the Club World Cup or the Carling Cup: all I think about is losing in Rome and that's made me very determined to do well this year and make up for that." United take their first step to making up for the disappointment when they take on Besiktas in their Champions League group opener.