Manchester United fullback Patrice Evra wants World Cup glory with France to make up for this season's Premiership disappointment.

Evra lifted the Carling Cup as captain at Wembley, but the campaign ended on a downbeat note as the Reds missed out on a good chance to make the Champions League final and lost out in the title race to Chelsea on the final day of the season.

"The World Cup is the only thing that keeps me smiling," the Frenchman told manutd.com. "But I won't have a rest because I meet up with the French squad on 15 May.

"I will only have had six days' rest. But I will give my best for my country, just as I did for Man United, and I hope to win the World Cup. I also hope to play England in the final - and to beat them, definitely!"