Patrice Evra: I'll have revenge on Cesc Fabregas
Published 00:00 27/05/09 By By Neil Mcleman
Patrice Evra has promised to wreak off-field vengeance on Cesc Fabregas after accusing the Arsenal captain of trying to kick him out of tonight's game.
The Manchester United defender claimed Fabregas and his team-mates were furious he said the semi-final win at the Emirates had been "men against boys".
And the Frenchman said only the protection of referee Mike Dean saved him from suffering a serious injury in the Premier League encounter just 11 days before Rome.
Now Evra is looking forward to seeing Fabregas again. He said: "I was really disappointed. Everyone understood that Fabregas wanted to hurt me. It was because of what I said after the Champions League semi-final - 11 boys against 11 men.
"I said it and I thought it. But in this world, as soon as you say what you think, you are seen as arrogant. The best way to respond to me was to give Manchester United a good hiding.
"If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing, you do tae kwon do, whatever you want, but you don't play football.
"We will see each other again off the pitch and then there will not be a referee around to give me a red card."
