Ratings: Manchester United 1 – 2 Chelsea

Van der Sar – 6 Should have done better for the Drogba offside goal, but did well otherwise.

Neville – 5 Caught out of position too many times and crossing was mostly poor. Played well in the last ten minutes. Shame about the other 80.

Ferdinand – 8 Had to cover for Neville quite often and did his job in the middle very well.

Vidic – 7 Dominant aerially. Two headers in particular just ahead of Anelka and Drogba could have resulted in goals.

Evra – 6 Still not back to his best and probably won’t be unless he gets a rest. Looks knackered both mentally and physically and it’s affecting his concentration, leading to poor positioning.

Valencia – 5 Rubbish.

Fletcher – 6 Terrible in the first half. Much better in the second as United upped the tempo.

Scholes – 4 I’ve never sen him give the ball away at such alarming consistency.

Park – 5 Ermm. He was on the pitch, I guess.

Giggs – 5 Similar to Scholes, gave the ball away far too often. I’m not sure how wise it is to play them so often with their aging legs.

Berbatov – 6 Got into some good positions in the second half, but needs to be far more clinical in front of goal.

Subs

Nani – 7 Excellent. Provided a threat every time he got the ball. Should have started.

Macheda – 6 Not really involved much, but got lucky with the goal as it just ricocheted off him into the net.

Gibson – 7 Good cameo. Came on too late.

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