PATRICE EVRA was sent off BEFORE Marseille's game at Vitoria de Guimaraes on Thursday after KICKING a supporters in the head.The former Manchester United star became involved in a heated exchange with the travelling French fans following the warm-up at the Europa League clash.Reporters claim that a number of words were exchanged between Marseille's players and their followers before the defender decided to retaliate physically.According to tweets from journalists and those in attendance, Evra had been the victim of singing and insults for around half an hour as he prepared for the game.However, before heading back to the dressing-room after the warm-up, he went over to the travelling section before the situation blew up.As the video footage shows, a number of fans had made their way out of the stand and got pitchside after Evra had gone over to confront them.The star vaulted over advertising hoardings and demanded his hecklers join him pitchside, and he went on to land a punch on one of them who had sprinted towards him before he was pulled away by team-mates.A number of the Marseille side then attempted to defuse the situation before Evra darted around to the side of the group and swung a high left kick at one of the fans - sparking the furious scenes.Evra had been named on the bench for the game, but the referee issued him with a red card for his actions.That left the Ligue 1 side with just six substitutes for the game.The club could now face a hefty fine by Uefa while Evra is definitely looking at an extended suspension.Not only will he face an automatic three-match ban for the red card, he will almost certainly be hit with a further suspension for the kick.Marseille manager Rudi Garcia said: "We'll see what happened.As far as I'm concerned, I have information, but I did not see anything because I was in the dressing room."On the other hand, I can say two things: Patrice, given his experience, must not respond to provocations.What must also be said is that the supporter in question is not a supporter of OM."When we are, we do not insult one of his players.But once again, Pat has experience and he should not have reacted.I found myself with one less solution (from the bench)."The love story between Evra and the supporters of Marseille has now apparently completely disintegrated.The 36-year-old left-back, who joined the club from Juventus in January on an 18-month contract, has lost his place this season to ex-Aston Villa man Jordan Amavi.He has been increasingly criticised for his performances on the pitch and his offbeat videos that he posts on social media.Evra is not the only man with Manchester United connections to have been involved in a kicking incident with a supporter.Back on 25 January 1995 Old Trafford legend Eric Cantona caused controversy around the world in an away match at Crystal Palace.The Frenchman had just been sent-off by the referee for a kick on opposition defender Richard Shaw.As he walked towards the tunnel along the to