Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has lifted the lid on Patrice Evra's 'terrible' start for the club back in 2006.
The French full-back has gone down in United's history as a club legend after spending nine years of his career in Manchester and winning countless trophies with the Red Devils.
And Rooney asserts that there was no luck in the defender's successful career, instead citing Evra's hard work after initially finding it 'difficult to cope with the intensity'.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Rooney said: 'You only need to look at the City side that day to understand how they’ve changed as a club, and my first 12 Manchester derbies in the league brought eight wins and only one defeat.