De Gea – I’ve heard suggestions that he possibly could have done better when defending the corner which we conceded from. Harsh. He handled everything else well. 6
Jones – Caught out of position time after time. Rash with his challenges, touches were poor and his crossing abysmal. 4
Smalling – No doubt he’ll unfairly receive the majority of the blame for the loss due to him being at fault for allowing his marker to lose him so easily for the goal. He had a half decent game otherwise. – 5
Ferdinand – Held the defence in shape well and marshalled the team from the back when defending deep. 7
Evra – Beaten on the flank on a few occasions as per usual but actually tried to offer something going forward today when nobody else did. Put in a shift. 6
Nani – ‘Our creative outlet’. Weak on the ball, poor with his decision making and sloppy with his execution. A real letdown. 4
Carrick – Bullied by City’s powerful and energetic midfield trio. Didn’t stand a chance and there’s nothing he could do about it. Isolated by his teammates. 6
Scholes – Unable to keep up with the pace of the game, he wasn’t given enough time or room to have any real impact on the match. 4
Park – As poor as he was, and he was very poor, it’s extremely harsh to blame him for his performance. He hasn’t started a game in three months. What did you expect? 3
Giggs – Produced little for the attackers to work with. Didn’t stretch the game enough when on the counter and generally looked tired. 4
Rooney – He received little from midfield but when he did, his touch was comical with the ball ending up over his head. Slow when off the ball, passing was catastrophic and lacked any real fight. 3
Subs:
Welbeck – Found himself in some decent positions but his touch let him down over and over again. 5
Valencia – Ended up defending far back into his half rather than creativity any real chances for us. 4
Young – Looked a real live-wire and the most likely to get us a goal. Should have been brought on much earlier. 7
Although this is the players’ rating, the tactics and the manager’s team selection should be rated for more accurate assessment.
Depressingly accurate.
Where was tom cleverly? was he injured? he wasn’t even on the bench !!
fuck rafael.enough with the twins.giggs,scholes thnk you but it is time.park we need kagawa bye.will keane we r waiting.
I’m sure there will be something posted by one of the other blog members regarding what went wrong va City in terms of tactics etc.
Since this is player ratings, I’ll just stick with doing my job and hoping you lot enjoy what you’re reading.
carrick impressed me he tried harder than all but toure is a beast tbh,rio was good too,wish the subs were made earlier though
say if valencia was brought on at the 60th min young for nani at say 70th,then may be just maybe we could have