Ratings: Bolton 0 – 4 Manchester United

Van der Sar – 8 Didn’t have much to do in fairness, but produced two world class saves when it mattered. The mark of any great goalkeeper is staying alert even when you’re rarely called upon and he did that to great effect today to keep a clean sheet.

Neville – 7 Kept his flank relatively free of danger and got forward whenever he could to support Valencia. Booed very time he touched the ball by the 6 fingered Bolton fans. Good ol’ Nev.

Evans – 7 Filled in for Rio Ferdinand admirably. Continued his excellent partnership with Vidic.

Vidic – 8 Dominant aerially and made two or three excellent last ditch tackles to keep Bolton out. A beast of a defender.

Evra – 7 Similar to Neville. His flank was pretty quiet for the most part and he supported Nani well.

Valencia – 7 It wasn’t his best game from an attacking point of view, but he made up for it with his efforts by tracking back and helping win possession again.

Fletcher – 7 Did what we’ve all come to expect from Fletcher. Runs around the pitch scaring opposing players into giving him the ball. Also got forward well on a couple of occasions and was unlucky not to score.

Scholes – 7 Given free reign to do what he wanted in the middle, under the protection of Fletcher. Plenty of time on the ball allowed him to dictate the tempo of the game.

Nani – 8 Another excellent display from the Portugueser who continues to rise in stature. The defensive side of his game has improved drastically, and he also bagged himself two assists. Still has an evil head.

Giggs – 7 Playing just behind Berbatov, he continually dropped deep and pulled Bolton’s defenders out of position, allowing Berbatov, Nani and Valencia to take advantage of the gaps and cause havoc.

Berbatov – 8 I must admit I’m always skeptical about his ability to play as a lone frontman, but he was excellent today. He contributed well to the build up of our attacks and was in the right place at the right time to finish two of them off.

Subs:

Carrick – 6 Kept things ticking over in midfield.

Gibson – 7 Scored 90 seconds after coming on.

Macheda – 6 Lively.

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