Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra swore twice on American television on Wednesday night as he tried to explain his altercation with some of Manchester City's staff members after their win over Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.
With the tie finely poised at 1-1 following last week's first leg at the Bernabeu, City swept the Spanish giants aside, winning 4-0 to book a date with Inter Milan in Istanbul next month. First-half goals from Bernardo Silva fired the hosts into a 2-0 lead before goals from Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez after the break completed a famous victory.
In the midst of the City celebrations at full-time, however, former United left-back Evra found himself in a heated discussion with City staff on the very edge of the pitch. Evra was pitchside as he was covering the game as a pundit.
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Donning a red suit, Evra, who spent eight years at Old Trafford, was filmed getting involved in a discussion with members of City staff, including those part of the coaching team. Unsurprisingly, it quickly went viral on social media, with the former United ace being accused by some of those watching of trying to make himself centre of attention on a night of celebration for United's arch-rivals.
However, Evra soon explained what was said between himself and City's staff when he appeared on CBS Sport alongside the likes of Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry. However, he failed to summarise the conversation without swearing, leaving presenter Kate Abdo to apologise to those watching.
Upon first joining the CBS Sports team, Evra, when asked why he was wearing a red suit, said: "Because I am a United legend."
He was then asked what happened at full-time with a member of City staff. Evra continued: "He was looking at me and he was like, 'this is for you, this is for you!' I came close to him and I said, 'why are you shouting? Why are you so agitated?'
"He said, 'no, because last year you said on TV that they [City] s*** themselves. That was why they lose against Madrid.' And I said this year they didn't s*** themselves. That's the truth.
"I am an honest man, I'm straight and afterwards he apologised and said everything is OK."
After Abdo had then apologised for Evra's choice of language, the Frenchman added: "Pooing is not cursing. You shouldn't invite me."
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