Ratings: Arsenal 1 – 3 Manchester United

Van der Sar – 7 - Hardly tested.

Rafael – 6 - Tormented by Arshavin early on, but settled after that.

Brown – 7 - Excellent. Dominated aerially and restricted Arsenal to mostly long shots.

Evans – 7 - Same as his partner Brown. Arsenal didn’t get a sniff of goal until a late flurry of pressure when they fluked a consolation goal.

Evra – 6 - Not at his brilliant best in the first half, but recovered well in the second.

Nani – 9 - Man of the match. Terrorized Clichy on the right wing and created both goals in the first half. It’s debatable whether the first goal is how or and own goal, but his brilliance to get past the two defenders near the corner flag is not in doubt.

Carrick – 7 - A couple of stray passes early on, but dominated the midfield thereafter.

Scholes – 7 - Easy day for him. Given plenty of time on the ball by Arsenal and was allowed to spray passes all over the pitch.

Fletcher – 7 - Chased and harassed Arsenal’s midfielders all game. Didn’t let them dwell on the ball for a second.

Park – 6 - In and out of the game. Mostly out. Good finish for his goal, but did little else.

Rooney – 8 - Led the line brilliantly. Slightly profligate in front of goal, but still got himself on the score sheet.

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