Manchester UnitedEdwin Van Der Sar - 6.5 
Had a good game overall, showing why he is United's number one. 
 
Jonathan Evans - 6 
Held up well against the strength of Drogba, but his role in the Chelsea goal will certainly come under scrutiny. 
 
Wes Brown - 6 
Stood up to the wiles of Anelka, but again, he too will be held culpable for the Chelsea goal. 
 
Patrice Evra - 5 
Blew hot and cold throughout the match, with a few blinding runs and some mediocre passes. 
John O'Shea - Was largely anonymous through the game. 
 
Antonio Valencia - 6 
Linked up well with Rooney on a few ocassions. Has still notreplicated his breathtaking performances with Wigan that caught AlexFerguson's eye. 
 
Michael Carrick - 6.5 
Combined well with Fletcher to come out just ahead in the midfieldbattle. Tried too many ambitious shots from far out when a pass to theforward men would have been better. 
 
Anderson (off 85') - 6 
Full of vim and vigour in the first half but is still to convince many that he has what it takes to stay at United. 
 
Darren Fletcher - 7 
Had a good game, considering that he was up against Essien. 
 
Ryan Giggs (off 85') - 6 
The veteran was dangerous as always with one audacious attempt tochip Cech standing out. Was not on the same wavelength with Rooneytoday though, and that hurt United. 
 
Wayne Rooney - 7.5 
Gave it his all and still fell short. Had umpteen attempts at goalbut just could not find a way past Cech on the night. Will be gutted. 
 
Substitues 
Gabriel Obertan - 5 
Could not do what Macheda did against Aston Villa last season.Unfortunately that's the standard most United fans will judge himagainst. 
 
Michael Owen - 5 
He couldn't repeat his heroics (against Manchester City) either. Yousimply can't come on in the last five minutes of the match every timeand be expected to conjure up something. |