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.
February 21st, 2010
I think Evra’s rating of 6 is a bit generous – he got done like a dinner at fullback. Rooney seemed to be half a foot off most of the time, Carrick was verrrry quiet. Brown was ‘pick’ of the defenders and Park was solid.
Pretty poor peformance really – unfortunate that it had to occur during such a pivotal period of the season.
February 21st, 2010
You forgot to rate Park.