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Okay, seems no one else can be arsed, so I'll do the ratings thread.

de Gea 5 - Not excactly the greatest start to his United career, what with letting in two soft goals against our rivals and then fecking up in the curtain opener. Plus I don't like his rather large teeth. Looks like a flippin' rabbit.

Smalling 6 - Classy, composed and slightly neanderthalic in appearance.

Rio 7 - See Smalling, but replace neanderthalic with platipusesque.

Vidic 7 - Got injured. Didn't rape anyone.

Fabio 7 - It's actually a nice idea to have two copies of the same player - we should do it with Rooney as well.

Nani 5 - Head. Anonymous, and not in an internet hacking way either. I find it difficult to resist the urge to start humming the Billie Jean-riff every time he gets the ball.

Cleverley 7 - The thing with Cleverley is, he's from that batch of youngsters who had excactly the same face, head and haircut who played for the reserves a couple of years ago. I'm sure Fergie decided it, only for him to realize that actually importing brazilian twins was the easier option.

Anderson 7 - Obviously not allowed. Looks a more mature, less hungry version of himself. Keep him away from the pies and he'll be grand. Heh.

Young 8 - Okay so I get the fact that for some reason, we have to keep at least one player in the squad who we don't feed. It used to be Fletcher, then Anderson stopped eating his meals, then we brought Obertan for his purpose, which to be fair he served decently until bulking up. To compensate, we stopped feeding Fletcher midway through last season, with the unfortunate side-effect of depleting our central midfield options. Also, it seems Fletcher was actually starved to death. Anyway, now I get why we signed Young while having approximiately 25 wingers in our first team squad.

Welbeck 5 - Bel Air. Neither fresh nor prince today though, flathead.

Rooney 7 - I'm eagerly anticipating that hair-transplant thing to actually have an effect. It will be hilarious.

SUBS:
Evans - O' Shea is gone, and with it his ability to transform footballers into oafish gentle giants with no balls. Looks better than last season for sure, and this explains it.

Berbatov - Sulky. Although to be fair he's considered a lesser player than Will Smith in a bad 80's show, a mexican lesbian with a cuddly face and the granny-loving, non-green version of Shrek, so I sort of understand him.

Jones - He's a FM regen. The amazingly british name, his incredibly generic appearance, the positions he can play. Everything about Phil Jones smacks of FM regen. Fergie you transfer muppet.

WBA - One of those annoying teams who are just about good enough to keep hold of the ball, but have no hope of actually doing anything with it. Apart from that giant thing that kept popping up around our box and pranced around shielding the ball, I think his name was Tchoyi or something, they were as potent as Roy Hodgson, on a cold winter night at Stoke.

Ref - Thought he was David Moyes, but that turned out to be false, as he didn't stop midway through the match to complain about not getting enough money, whilst simultanously refusing to accept a better paid job as a ref elsewhere.
 
De Gea - boy has to become a man fast - 4

Smalling - solid, seems comfy at right back - 7
Fabio - struggled positionally - 5
Rio - business as usual - 7
Vidic - seemed to struggle through with injury - 6

Nani - did feck all - 4
Cleverley - very tidy and confident - 7
Anderson - good start, faded as the game went on -6
Young - willing and a threat throughout - 8

Rooney - good first half, quiet second - 6
Welbeck - did very little -5
 
De Gea - 5.5 - Made a few good saves, but all were over shadowed by a glaring mistake. He recovered well though. Unfortunately, goalie's do get judged very harshly on errors like that.
Smalling -6 - Average. Playing in a unfamiliar position. I think he's better at CB and will play there now after injuries to Rio and Vidic. Not overly comfortable on the ball.
Rio - 7 - Cripple! Played fine until he was subbed off.
Vidic - 7 - Solid, same as Rio.
Fabio - 6.5 - On and off. He goes to the floor to easily. Good surging runs and endless energy. Lost possession that lead to the goal. Struggled against Tchoyi.
Nani - 5 - Poor performance for his standards. All play went down the left. Should of scored to make it 2-0 and it may have cost us.
Cleverley - 6.5 - Lively. Surprisingly confident performance in his first real game. Passes quick and makes intelligent runs. Still unsure on his actual role in midfield yet.
Anderson - 6.5 - Meh. He's getting there, eventually. Some good play mixed in with some sloppy play.
Young, MOTM - 8 - Had a lot of the ball. He received passes a lot. Mixed bag of crosses with plenty only reaching the first man, but he definitely looked most likely to create something and when he did it was vital.
Welbeck - 5 - Had a chance to step up and claim the 3rd striker spot. Was sloppy in possession and didn't get going. No good play of note. Still a young lad but needs to work on ball control and passing.
Rooney - 7.5 - Great finish for the goal. Didn't have his usual partner today but put in a decent performance.

SUBS, Jones - 6 - Kept things tidy.
Evans - 6 - Will need to do something special to get back in the pecking order.
Berbatov - 5 - Flat. Not an impact sub and didn't do himself any favours.

Oh, and here's a template to make it easier for you all

de Gea
Smalling
Rio
Vidic
Fabio
Nani
Cleverley
Anderson
Young
Welbeck
Rooney

SUBS
Evans
Jones
Berbatov
 
Wayne_Rooney said:
De Gea - 5.5 - Made a few good saves, but all were over shadowed by a glaring mistake. He recovered well though. Unfortunately, goalie's do get judged very harshly on errors like that.
Smalling -6 - Average. Playing in a unfamiliar position. I think he's better at CB and will play there now after injuries to Rio and Vidic. Not overly comfortable on the ball.
Rio - 7 - Cripple! Played fine until he was subbed off.
Vidic - 7 - Solid, same as Rio.
Fabio - 6.5 - On and off. He goes to the floor to easily. Good surging runs and endless energy. Lost possession that lead to the goal. Struggled against Tchoyi.
Nani - 5 - Poor performance for his standards. All play went down the left. Should of scored to make it 2-0 and it may have cost us.
Cleverley - 6.5 - Lively. Surprisingly confident performance in his first real game. Passes quick and makes intelligent runs. Still unsure on his actual role in midfield yet.
Anderson - 6.5 - Meh. He's getting there, eventually. Some good play mixed in with some sloppy play.
Young, MOTM - 8 - Had a lot of the ball. He received passes a lot. Mixed bag of crosses with plenty only reaching the first man, but he definitely looked most likely to create something and when he did it was vital.
Welbeck - 5 - Had a chance to step up and claim the 3rd striker spot. Was sloppy in possession and didn't get going. No good play of note. Still a young lad but needs to work on ball control and passing.
Rooney - 7.5 - Great finish for the goal. Didn't have his usual partner today but put in a decent performance.

SUBS, Jones - 6 - Kept things tidy.
Evans - 6 - Will need to do something special to get back in the pecking order.
Berbatov - 5 - Flat. Not an impact sub and didn't do himself any favours.

Oh, and here's a template to make it easier for you all

de Gea
Smalling
Rio
Vidic
Fabio
Nani
Cleverley
Anderson
Young
Welbeck
Rooney

SUBS
Evans
Jones
Berbatov
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I'd go with these as well.

Young was MOM.
 
DDG 5 bad mistake, needs more time
Smalling 6 did ok, not as offensive as against City
Rio 7 ok
Vidic 7 ok
Fabio 6 lost the ball a few times
Nani 6 too quiet
Cleverley 6.5 solid, positioning was off when we didnt have the game
Anderson 7.5 very good first half
Young 8 had a foot in both goals, did very well
Rooney 7 good first half, too quiet 2nd half
Welbeck 5.5 too quiet, not in the game
 
De Gea 5 - wasn't convincing on the crosses, and the least said about the goal the better. Last week was almost excusable, not so today.

Smalling 6 - strong in defence and willing to go forward, unlike last week though his forward runs amounted to little
Vidic 6 - can't say he did much wrong, but struggled with injury till he came off
Rio 6- see above.
Fabio 7 - drove forward whenever he could delivered some fine crosses, and I do believe he's the first De Silva twin to go 90 mins without needing attention or being subbed.

Nani 5 - whilst being starved of the ball wasn't his fault, he had 3 good chances to extend the lead, and put them further away than a Suarez penalty.
Cleverley 7 - very good league debut for us, may not make as much impact in other games, and in others more. However today he did alright.
Anderson 7 - as with Cleverley, he'll make bigger impacts in games this year, very good in the first half tired towards the end though.
Young 9 - tormented the WBA defence all game, rarely left the wing and played a huge part in both our goals.

Welbeck 6 - a case of after the lords mayor show, ran his socks off and ran his mouth off at some defenders, but nothing really came off for him today.
Rooney 8 - scored a good goal, worked hard, his influence faded in the second half, but still one of our best players on the pitch.

subs
Evans 7 - has a long way to get back to where he was, but confident performances like this and last week will help him.
Jones 7 - slotted in as if he'd been here 10 years, not 10 minutes.
Berbatov - 6 he looked better today as a sub than ever before. Still not the player to have on the bench though.
 
de Gea 4 - At fault for the goal and looked nervy throughout

Smalling 6 - Didnt get forward as much as last week. But assured

Rio 6 -

Vidic 6 -

Fabio 7 - Very mature display

Nani 5 - Hardly got a kick of the ball

Cleverley 7 - Impressive again

Anderson 7 - Faded but still more signs he will have a huge part to play this season

Young 7.5 - Energetic. Never stopped and 2 assists.

Welbeck 6 - Really good for half an hour. Faded badly

Rooney 7 - Great goal

SUBS:
Evans - Did well

Berbatov - Honestly didnt look like he wanted to be there. Not exactly inspiring for the young players chasing the game

Jones - Did OK
 
marjen said:
Okay, seems no one else can be arsed, so I'll do the ratings thread.

de Gea 5 - Not excactly the greatest start to his United career, what with letting in two soft goals against our rivals and then fecking up in the curtain opener. Plus I don't like his rather large teeth. Looks like a flippin' rabbit.

Smalling 6 - Classy, composed and slightly neanderthalic in appearance.

Rio 7 - See Smalling, but replace neanderthalic with platipusesque.

Vidic 7 - Got injured. Didn't rape anyone.

Fabio 7 - It's actually a nice idea to have two copies of the same player - we should do it with Rooney as well.

Nani 5 - Head. Anonymous, and not in an internet hacking way either. I find it difficult to resist the urge to start humming the Billie Jean-riff every time he gets the ball.

Cleverley 7 - The thing with Cleverley is, he's from that batch of youngsters who had excactly the same face, head and haircut who played for the reserves a couple of years ago. I'm sure Fergie decided it, only for him to realize that actually importing brazilian twins was the easier option.

Anderson 7 - Obviously not allowed. Looks a more mature, less hungry version of himself. Keep him away from the pies and he'll be grand. Heh.

Young 8 - Okay so I get the fact that for some reason, we have to keep at least one player in the squad who we don't feed. It used to be Fletcher, then Anderson stopped eating his meals, then we brought Obertan for his purpose, which to be fair he served decently until bulking up. To compensate, we stopped feeding Fletcher midway through last season, with the unfortunate side-effect of depleting our central midfield options. Also, it seems Fletcher was actually starved to death. Anyway, now I get why we signed Young while having approximiately 25 wingers in our first team squad.

Welbeck 5 - Bel Air. Neither fresh nor prince today though, flathead.

Rooney 7 - I'm eagerly anticipating that hair-transplant thing to actually have an effect. It will be hilarious.

SUBS:
Evans - O' Shea is gone, and with it his ability to transform footballers into oafish gentle giants with no balls. Looks better than last season for sure, and this explains it.

Berbatov - Sulky. Although to be fair he's considered a lesser player than Will Smith in a bad 80's show, a mexican lesbian with a cuddly face and the granny-loving, non-green version of Shrek, so I sort of understand him.

Jones - He's a FM regen. The amazingly british name, his incredibly generic appearance, the positions he can play. Everything about Phil Jones smacks of FM regen. Fergie you transfer muppet.

WBA - One of those annoying teams who are just about good enough to keep hold of the ball, but have no hope of actually doing anything with it. Apart from that giant thing that kept popping up around our box and pranced around shielding the ball, I think his name was Tchoyi or something, they were as potent as Roy Hodgson, on a cold winter night at Stoke.

Ref - Thought he was David Moyes, but that turned out to be false, as he didn't stop midway through the match to complain about not getting enough money, whilst simultanously refusing to accept a better paid job as a ref elsewhere.
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I think that was the most in-depth ratings post I have read...without understanding anything about the way you felt they actually played today. Twins, Billie Jean, hair transplants, clones? Sounds like a bad 80s made for tv sci-fi musical...
 
Surprised noone is mentioning Andersons poor positioning. There were 2 occations when Cleverley was pressing high (which he was supposed to) - and Anderson left a huge gap behind himself.

He had a decent game in total - but if he is supposed to be our Carrick - he needs to cover that area better
 
de Gea - 4
Smalling - 6
Rio - 6
Vidic - 6
Fabio - 5
Nani- 5
Cleverley 7
Anderson 7
Young -8
Welbeck - 6
Rooney - 7

SUBS
Evans - 6
Jones - 6
Berbatov - 6
 
OP is weird.

De Gea - 5 - When it comes to distribution, he's cooler, calmer, and more collected than Kusczak (or Lindegaard) has been, but when it comes to heavy pressure in the box, it's like...like he's a 20 year-old who's never played in the Premier League before. Had a couple nifty saves, and his distribution is class, but having him in goal is a lot nervier than we've had to deal with since VDS came. Most PL keepers save that goal.

Smalling - 6 - Seemed very solid going back in defense, but distinctly less so going forward. Never seemed to click with Nani.

Rio - 7 - Hasn't missed a step, either in terms of quality or, unfortunately, injury-proneness.

Vidic - 7 - Usual Vida.

Fabio - 6.5 - Pretty good defensively. The only issue I had with him is that when Tchoyi went to the right side, he didn't have the size and strength to deal with him. This did lead to the goal, but I've got to give De Gea most of the blame for that one. Luckily, Agent Woy picked up on that and had him only go left where Smalling was a better match. Worked very well with Young and the midfield.

Nani - 5.5 - He was trying, I'll give him that. But the creativity and finishing were both lacking.

Anderson - 6 - Did a fair job with the holding role, but he's not brilliant at it, and it limits his ability to play to his strengths.

Cleverley - 6 - Think he gets the same "he was trying" tag as Nani, without the missed sitters. Think he can do a job here, but it's far too early to say he can run the midfield the way he did in the CS.

Young - 7 - Constant threat on the left side, certainly the most consistent we had all game, but could've helped out Fabio more in tracking back.

Welbeck - 5 - Wasn't his game. Tried to help create chances, but we had plenty of players doing that. We needed someone to finish them.

Rooney - 7.5 - Immense in the first half. Quieter in the 2nd, but I think he was still playing solidly. Did a good job dropping back to aid the defence at the end when West Brom were trying for another equalizer. My MOTM.

Subs

Evans - 6.5 - Looked like he'd thrown off last years difficulties completely away. We didn't lose as much as we might've when Vidic had to come off.

Berbatov - 6 - Often found himself in a bit of space, but seemed to lack the urgency to take advantage of those teams.

Jones - 6 - Only noted his presence a couple of times. Mostly seemed solid.
 
De Gea - 5 - woeful for the goal, flapped a bit, made a couple of half decent saves

Smalling - 6 - strong defensively, gave the ball away a few times
Ferdinand - 6 - injured. Not great. Bustled by Long
Vidic - 6 - same as Rio
Fabio - 6 - on and off. Some good, some bad

Nani - 5 - Poor. Didn't get a kick other than to miss two sitters
Anderson - 7 - good in parts, ran the game for the first 35 minutes, positioning was poor
Cleverley - 7 - very good on the ball. Flitted in and out of the game
Young - 8 - always a threat, assist, goal, some crossing was woeful

Rooney - 7 - great goal. Some good play. Poor enough second half
Welbeck - 6 - good build up play in the first half. Went out of the game

Subs:
Evans - 7 - strong, calm and assured
Jones - 7 - strong, calm and assured
Berbatov - 5 - had no impact
 
de Gea - 5
Smalling - 6
Rio - 6
Vidic - 6
Fabio - 6
Nani- 6
Cleverley 7
Anderson 7
Young -8
Welbeck - 6
Rooney - 7

SUBS
Evans - 6
Jones - 6
Berbatov - 6
 
marjen said:
Okay, seems no one else can be arsed, so I'll do the ratings thread.

Smalling 6 - Classy, composed and slightly neanderthalic in appearance.

Rio 7 - See Smalling, but replace neanderthalic with platipusesque.

Vidic 7 - Got injured. Didn't rape anyone.

Fabio 7 - It's actually a nice idea to have two copies of the same player - we should do it with Rooney as well.

Nani 5 - Head. Anonymous, and not in an internet hacking way either. I find it difficult to resist the urge to start humming the Billie Jean-riff every time he gets the ball.

Jones - He's a FM regen. The amazingly british name, his incredibly generic appearance, the positions he can play. Everything about Phil Jones smacks of FM regen. Fergie you transfer muppet.

WBA - One of those annoying teams who are just about good enough to keep hold of the ball, but have no hope of actually doing anything with it. Apart from that giant thing that kept popping up around our box and pranced around shielding the ball, I think his name was Tchoyi or something, they were as potent as Roy Hodgson, on a cold winter night at Stoke.

Ref - Thought he was David Moyes, but that turned out to be false, as he didn't stop midway through the match to complain about not getting enough money, whilst simultanously refusing to accept a better paid job as a ref elsewhere.
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:lol:
 
Everybody hates De Gea it seems but, as I said in the matchday thread, he has come to one of the biggest clubs in the world, replacing one of the best goalkeepers in the world, in the biggest league in the world and people seem to think he should be as good as VDS out of the box.

Apart from the goal, and you could tell how annoyed with himself he was about that, his performance was pretty solid. He made 2 excellent saves in the 1st half, he distributed well and can only improve. Vidic & Ferdy need to protect him more for his initial games, he's the final line of defence and needs solidity in front of him to build his confidence, but he'll be fine.
 
de Gea 4-woeful nervy display. Ferguson will not be happy
Smalling - 7 - consistant, nothing fancy, composed
Rio 4-As central defenders go, he is average at best.
Vidic 5-Saw nothing of him
Fabio 6-Made a move into the West Brom Penalty box and duely lost the ball. He ain't no Brazilian sweeping Corner Back
Nani 4 - Nervous display
Cleverley - 6 looked ok
Anderson 6 - good passing and won his tackles
Young 8 - mY MOM - We'll get a shed load of corners off him
Welbeck 5- Crap
Rooney 7 Good

SUBS
Evans 5 Alright
Jones 6 I like this lad
Berbatov 7 Deserves a Medal for all the shit he puts up with.
 
DDG 5 - has to grow more confidence, probably as much as his beard

CS 7 - good moving up to support the attack
NV 7 - suffered injury but still played on
RF 7 - another spell out so he could twitter on
FdS 7 - attacks and drops back fast

PJ 7 - good debut
JE 7 - same cool and collected

LN 7 - missed the chances
TC 7.5 - started well and went on to cover midfield well
OA 7.5 - energetic, on the pitch for full 90 minutes
AY 7 - needs to work on his crosses

DW 7 - good movement up top
WR 8 - MOTM

DB 7 - did well when he came on
 
De Gea 4 - A couple of good saves, but very poor for the goal, and was getting bullied by the physicality of West Brom. Got the sense they were told to target him as a weakness

Smalling 6 - Decent enough, don't think right back is his natural position though.

Rio 6 - Did well enough, but injuries are becoming concerning.

Vidic 6 - Solid as usual

Fabio 5.5 - I felt that actually he was exposed physically and pushed a bit far too forward at times. Still his talent is obvious.

Nani 5.5 - Back to his selfish and frustrating self today

Cleverley 6.5 - Likes to pass and move the ball, and keep it simple. That's something we need in our midfield at the minute, and did well again today. Still I'm not sure he is quite the dominating presence that is necessary.

Anderson 6.5 - Good energy and passing range, I hope he can step up this season.

Young 7.5 - Played well, looked to be our most creative and consistent threat.

Welbeck 6 - Was fairly quiet I thought, hasn't really impressed me despite the hype.

Rooney 7 - Generally played well and good goal despite a couple of sloppy moments.

Subs

Evans - 6.5
Jones - 6.5
Berba - 6
 
De Gea - 5 - Harsh but true, hopefully though unlike Howard and Foster who both started their United careers good De Gea is just starting shite before turning brilliant :nervous:

Smalling - 5 - Proof that he's human tbh because up until today I couldn't remember a bad game from him in the United shirt. Rubbish going forward and struggled defensively with their big number 5
Ferdinand - 6 - Injured. Again :(
Vidic - 7 - Despite the obvious injury still got his head to everything :keno:
Fabio - 6 - A bit meh, linked well with Young and did okay defensively, still a bit meh though

Nani - 5 - Very very quite game, blazed over 1 fantastic chance
Cleverley - 6 - I honestly can't remember him giving the ball away once....
Anderson - 6 - ...... same with Anderson. How was it that it seemed like we were dominated for the majority of the game then :confused:
Young - 7 - Our best attacking player by far despite the countless misplaced crosses

Rooney - 6 - Great goal, not much else though
Welbeck - 5 - Like at Wembley seemed to kill all of our attacking moves (after the first 30 minutes anyway)
 
de Gea - 5
Smalling - 7
Rio - 6
Vidic - 6
Fabio - 6
Nani - 5
Cleverley - 7
Anderson - 6
Young - 8
Welbeck - 5
Rooney - 7

SUBS
Evans - 7
Jones - 7
Berbatov - 5
 
de Gea 5
Smalling 6
Rio 7
Vidic 7
Fabio 6
Nani 6
Cleverley 6
Anderson 7.5
Young 7.5
Welbeck 6
Rooney 7.5

SUBS
Evans 6
Jones 6
Berbatov 5
 
de Gea - 5
Smalling- 7
Rio -7
Vidic - 7
Fabio-5
Nani -5
Cleverley-7
Anderson - 6
Young - 8
Welbeck - 6
Rooney -7
 
De Gea 4 Unconvincing
Smalling 6 Solid defensively, he and Nani posed little threat in attack
Ferdinand 6 Good enough while he lasted
Vidic 6 Ditto
Fabio 6 Passing and defending seemed ragged, got up and down the pitch well
Cleverley 7 Good, works hard, keeps the ball well
Anderson 7 One of his best away performances
Nani 5 Quiet day, the right side wasn't threatening
Rooney 7 The team's most important/essential player, good goal
Welbeck 5 His play in and around the penalty area didn't come off
Young 8 MOTM Always involved, looks very comfortable at left wing

Evans 6 Assured
Jones 6 Ditto
Berbatov 5 Didn't do much

Today showed the squad depth and versatility. Better control of midfield than in many away games last season. Most of the attackers were off their game today.
 
De Gea - 5 - Loves diving late. Eric Steele will coach it out of him.

Smalling - 5 - Not a right back. Made to look a bit worse by making different runs to the da Silvas (who Nani is used to linking with)
Ferdinand - 7 - Good before his injury, which to be honest is at this point what he should be calling his biography.
Vidic - 7 - Good, again.
Fabio - 6 - Not really a match for the fullbacks. Young will get used to him and his runs over time. More an issue of familiarity than outright poorness.

Nani - 5.5 - Points for trying, and points for restraining his have wild shot from way out reflex.
Cleverley - 8 - Thought he was brilliant, kept us ticking over in the midfield and won the ball back high up the pitch. MOTM.
Anderson - 7 - Good, played very deep.
Young - 7 - Lively. Great burst of acceleration that he kept using to get around their fullback.

Rooney - 6 - Needs to drop deeper if he's not as involved. Nice goal and was involved in and around the box but he should be playing as a number 10.
Welbeck - 5 - Good link play, not as much end product.

Evans - 7 - Good performance. Keep it up.
Berbatov - 6 - Potentially fits into our new system better than any of our other strikers, but needs to work on positioning.
Jones - 6 - Dominant, although was a bit last ditch at times.
 
de Gea - 5
Smalling- 6
Rio -5
Vidic - 6
Fabio - 6
Nani - 6
Cleverley - 7
Anderson - 6
Young - 7
Welbeck - 6
Rooney -7
Evans 6
Jones 6
Berba --
 
de Gea 6 -One bad error. A few good saves. Got a lot of ''welcome to the EPL' challenges

Smalling 6 - Has a future as a right back if he desires to take it. Very good on the ball.

Rio 7 - Top draw. It's pity he has become brittle.

Vidic 7 - Same as Rio.

Fabio 7 - gave the ball away needlessly a couple of times. Solid other wise.

Nani 5 - Played too much within himself. Missed two sitters. Linked play well. But he is supposed to make things happen rather than simply be part of happening things.

Cleverley 7 - Carrick is getting in trouble. This boy has his game but is far more mobile, more confident and is a good dribbler. His one -twos ar enice to watch.

Anderson 7 - Another solid display.

Young 8 - Our M.O.M. Good EPL debut. He can only get better. A danger though out.


Welbeck 5 - Like Nani Played within himself. Still linked play well though


Rooney 7 - Excellent goal. Good play making.
SUBS:
7 Evans - Back to his true self.

6: Berbatov - On for too little time. Linked up well though.

7: Jones - Excellent buy
 
Cheer up, it's just some light-hearted fun.

FWIW, the ratings are an accurate representation of what I thought of the players performances - the text might not be.
 
lysglimt said:
Surprised noone is mentioning Andersons poor positioning. There were 2 occations when Cleverley was pressing high (which he was supposed to) - and Anderson left a huge gap behind himself.

He had a decent game in total - but if he is supposed to be our Carrick - he needs to cover that area better
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This an obvious deficiency in our team whenever Carrick doesn't play. Which makes the clamour for Cleverley and Anderson to play together a little puzzling.
 
bazalini said:
de Gea 4-woeful nervy display. Ferguson will not be happy
Smalling - 7 - consistant, nothing fancy, composed
Rio 4-As central defenders go, he is average at best.
Vidic 5-Saw nothing of him
Fabio 6-Made a move into the West Brom Penalty box and duely lost the ball. He ain't no Brazilian sweeping Corner Back
Nani 4 - Nervous display
Cleverley - 6 looked ok
Anderson 6 - good passing and won his tackles
Young 8 - mY MOM - We'll get a shed load of corners off him
Welbeck 5- Crap
Rooney 7 Good

SUBS
Evans 5 Alright
Jones 6 I like this lad
Berbatov 7 Deserves a Medal for all the shit he puts up with.
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:mad:
 
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