Ratings: Manchester United 3 – 1 Manchester City

Van der Sar – 8 - Made some excellent saves to keep us in the tie early on. Wasn’t at fault for the Tevez goal.

Rafael – 6 - Struggled at times against the impressive Bellamy. Needs to learn to stay calm and develop his footballing brain.

Ferdinand – 7 - Could have done better to keep Tevez out, but other than that he was very impressive. Good to have his experience back in central defence.

Evans – 7 - As against hull, looked much better alongside Ferdinand than he does against Brown.

Evra – 8 - Another fantastic performance from the Frenchman. Up and down the left flank all night.

Nani – 7 - another impressive performance from Nani as he continues his return from injury. A constant thorn in City’s backside, but not quite as impressive as against Hull.

Carrick – 7 - Controlled the midfield with his two partners Scholes and Fletcher. Some errant passes, but made up for it with the second goal.

Fletcher – 7 - Another combative display from the fiery Scot. Set up Carrick’s goal after good work from Nani sent him into the penalty box.

Scholes – 8 - Still our best midfielder on his day. Dominated the middle of the park with ease. Scored the opener.

Giggs – 8 - Started slowly but became an important player in the second half. Opened City up on several occasions and if not for profligate finishing from others we’d have sewn the tie up much earlier.

Rooney – 9 - Excellent performance. His pin point pass sent Giggs through to set up a goal, and he popped up in injury time to score the winner and break City’s hearts. Tevez who?

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