Evra Delighted By Pompey Romp

Patrice Evra declared himself a very happy man after United’s emphatic victory over struggling Portsmouth.

Evra was his usual energetic self as the champions strolled to a 5-0 victory thanks to goals from Rooney, Berbatov and Carrick in addition to two own goals.

The left-back admitted it was disappointing not to take the lead much earlier, but once the goals came he knew there was only going to be one winner.

“It was a very good result,” Evra told MUTV. “We’re happy because we played in the right spirit and it was pleasing to score so many goals.

“I wasn’t concerned because I knew we could go on and win the game but I was angry that we didn’t score earlier. We scored at the right moment just before half-time. 2-0 made a real difference because it’s a lot harder to come back from. We kept going forward and scored lots more goals.

The Frenchman reserved special praise for Wayne Rooney, whose opener against Pompey matched his best ever total of 23 goals in a season, and extended his fine recent run.

“Wayne is just what the team needs," he said. "He’s a world class player and deserves everything he is getting. He’s more mature now and so dangerous in the box. Whenever we need to score we can rely on him, and I am very happy with how he is doing."