• Marseille player appeared to kick fan in head before Europa League tie • Substitute Evra dismissed before match against Vitória had kicked offThe former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra brought back memories of Eric Cantona after being sent off for aiming a kick at a Marseille supporter before his side’s Europa League game at Vitória de Guimarães. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Patrice Evra, second from right, is led away by team-mates after the altercation. Photograph: Gualter Fatia/Getty ImagesThe Frenchman was then was ushered away by a team-mate but not before creating history – he became the first player to be sent off from a Europa League match before kick-off. Evra is now likely to face a lengthy Uefa ban while his future at Marseille will come under fierce scrutiny in the coming days. The left-back has not been sent off during a match since 2005, when he was dismissed during Monaco’s Ligue 1 game against Auxerre.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2017 21:22 UTC