Ratings: Everton 3 – 1 Manchester United

Van Der Sar – 6 Not at fault for any of the goals, but no impressive saves to note.

Neville – 5 Showed that his crossing ability is still fantastic, but his defensive ability leaves a lot to be desired. Completely flat footed when Donovan threaded the ball through to Pienaar to setup Dan Gosling for the second goal.

Brown – 6 Dealt with most things that came his way on the ground, but struggled aerially when the long balls were pumped up to Saha.

Evans – 5 Looks like a completely average defender when he doesn’t have the experience of Ferdinand or Vidic beside him. Needs to get back to basics; don’t let the ball bounce and if in doubt boot it out.

Evra – 6 Looks tired. Hasn’t got forward as well recently and appears sluggish when tracking back.

Valencia – 6 His pace caused problems for Leighton Baines early on, but his delivery was often poor, apart from his low cross for the opening goal.

Fletcher – 6 Passing was poor and he wasn’t his usual domineering self. Left chasing shadows at times.

Carrick – 6 Similar to Fletcher. Didn’t take hold of the game and influence it like he should be doing. Looks far more at home in a 3 man midfield these days.

Berbatov 6 – Expertly taken goal and plenty of possession, but he slowed the game down too much and had little impact after scoring.

Rooney – 5 A game to forget for the ex Evertonian.

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