Patrice Evra admits May's Champions League final defeat still haunts him.

Despite helping the Reds to a third consecutive league title and victory in both the Club World Cup and Carling Cup, the Frenchman says the overriding memory of 2008/09 is disappointment.

“I’m a winner – I like to win – so I still think about what happened in Rome,” he told ManUtd.com.

“Everybody says we did well last season and we won three trophies, but when you lose the final in the manner we did – we didn’t give a true account of ourselves – it’s very frustrating.

“We didn’t show people the real Manchester United and we were very upset with ourselves. We missed a big opportunity in Rome and that’s a real shame. It killed all my dreams last year.”

United begin the 2009/10 European campaign on Tuesday night against Turkish champions Besiktas and Patrice admits he’ll draw on last season’s experience to motivate him in Istanbul.

“When I think about last season now I don’t think about winning the league or the Club World Cup or the Carling Cup: all I think about is losing in Rome and that’s made me very determined to do well this year and make up for that.

“But that doesn’t mean my focus is only on the Champions League – my ambition is for the team to do well, no matter what competition we’re in.”