De Gea – Dealt with everything well and looked very confident in the air too. 7
Rafael – Taken off early with what i would assume to be a niggle. 5
Smalling – Defended well but failed to carry the ball forward and help out the midfield. 7
Vidic – A big performance from the Serb. Made several good tackles and held the defence together well. 8
Büttner – Looked to attack the Sunderland fullback but was caught out at the back as a consequence. 7
Valencia – Started off brightly but looked more and more tired as the game drew on. Understandable given his travelling. 5
Anderson – Showed glimpses of quality which only came few and far between. Sadly identical to his United career in general. 6
Carrick – Bossed the midfield and made numerous key interceptions to help out the defence. Kept the ball moving down the middle. 7
Young – Couldn’t cross to save his life. His best contribution was in defence, and even that was bad. 4
Kagawa – Pulled the strings from behind the striker and played a few clever passes. Faded away as the match drew on. 6
Van Persie – Grabbed the assist for our goal and unlucky not to grab a second after Ashley Young took a decade to pass the ball. 6
Subs:
Evans – Came in and filled in for Rafael. Did his job well. 6
Cleverley – Kept the ball moving in the middle. 6
Welbeck – Created space for his teammates with clever passing and movement. 6
Pretty average across the board, but once more, job done.