Ratings: Manchester City 2 – 1 Manchester United

Van Der Sar – 7 - Made a couple of good saves, but wasn’t tested much. Wasn’t at fault for either goal.

Rafael – 5 - Defensive naivety let him down again. It was never a penalty though.

Brown – 6 - Doesn’t look like he’s at his best at the moment. Needs to pull his socks up.

Evans – 6 - Shines brighter when played alongside Ferdinand or Vidic.

Evra – 8 - Excellent as usual. Done for pace by SWP once but other than that he was fantastic.

Valencia – 7 - Created the first goal and could have created more. Always seems to find space for himself.

Carrick – 6 - Despite us dominating possession, Carrick did nothing to open up City’s defence.

Fletcher – 7 - Usual energetic performance. Let down by his midfield partners.

Anderson – 5 - Largely anonymous throughout.

Giggs – 6 - Played well in the first half, but didn’t get into his rhythm in the second.

Rooney – 7 - Started slowly and didn’t do much in the first half. Came to life when Owen came on and created space for him.

Subs:

Owen – 7 - Brought Rooney to life and actually caused City’s defence to panic. Should have started.

Diouf – 5 - Had one good chance to equalize but fluffed his lines and headed wide.

Scholes – 5 - No real impact.

Referee – 0 - Couldn’t have been any worse if he  was wearing a City shirt and singing Blue moon.