Tuesday 10 December 2013

Team Ratings: Manchester United vs Newcastle United 07/12/2013


1. David De Gea - 7 - Made two decent saves from Debuchy at the end of the first half and a touch off Vidic for Cabaye's goal makes it difficult to place any blame on him for the result.
2. Rafael - 5 - Still rusty after his spell out and didn't get forward much meaning he was taken off for the more attacking outlet of Valencia.
6. Jonny Evans - 6 - Dealt with everything pretty well but didn't have much to do.
15. Nemanja Vidic - 4 - His passing in the first half was woeful. He was slow on the ball and was often kicking it up field to no-one in a panic. Kept Remy quiet for large periods of the game but definitely looks to be going through a dip in form.
3. Patrice Evra - 4 - An absolute liability at left back. Caught napping for the Debuchy effort at the start of the first half and allowed Sissoko to go past him with ease for the goal. Needs to be more disciplined.
17. Nani - 5 - Struggled to make an impact and was inconsistent as always meaning he was substituted after Newcastle scored.
23. Tom Cleverley - 5 - Made some decent cross-field passes and had a shot blocked in the first half. Probably one of his better games but still did nothing of considerable note.
4. Phil Jones - 6 - Put himself all over the pitch in a decent display but couldn't help ignite United's spark.
44. Adnan Januzaj - 7 - Showed flashes of brilliance throughout but lacks experience and faded as the game went on.
20. Robin Van Persie - 5 - Besides one brilliant pass from deep in the second half he looked understandably sluggish after almost a month out. Tried his best and had a decent header ruled out for offside.
14. Javier Chicharito Hernandez - 5 - One of United's better players in the first half but was isolated for large parts of the game and definitely does better coming off the bench.

Substitutions-

8. Anderson - 5 - Replaced Cleverley. No worse than Cleverley, showed energy but lacked a decent pass.
29. Wilfried Zaha - 5 - Replaced Nani. Curled an effort wide but couldn't do much else.
25. Antonio Valencia - 4 - Replaced Rafael. Couldn't make a difference.

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