Manchester United were utterly thrashed by Manchester City that instantly calmed the legendary boss down. Ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday, the shift in power has firmly moved over to the blue half of the city but it was not always that way - with the Red Devils under Fergie dominating the Premier League for many years.
However, the first inkling that the tide was turning came when United were utterly obliterated by Roberto Mancini's City in a 6-1 demolition at Old Trafford.
While the match will go down in history as the club's worst home defeat since 1955, Evra remembered it very differently.READ MORE: Park Ji-sung thought he was part of 'joke' when Alex Ferguson declared Man Utd interest Just the night before, the Frenchman's brother died and he admitted he should never have played in that match after such a deep and personal loss.
Against Ferguson's wishes, Evra insisted at the time that he would start but has since revealed that was a mistake. Though the full-back did help matters in the dressing room post-game, with an angry Ferguson calmed down by one comment made by Evra.Evra told Betfair: "I remember Ferguson destroyed me, he said he shouldn't have let me play, I was the captain in that game.