Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Manchester United Ratings vs Braga 10/23/12

David De Gea – 6
An unfortunate start for the keeper who despite conceding two goals in twenty minutes didn’t have too much to do. A slight mix up with Tom Cleverley in the second half almot gifted a chnace for Braga to level the scores.
Rafael da Silva – 7
A vibrant display by the fullback tonight. Proved to be a threat going forward and dealt with Ruben Micael very well on their left hand side.
Michael Carrick – 5
A poor performance in an while playing out of postitin .Unfortunately got beat very easily by Eder for Alan’s second goal of the night.
Jonny Evans – 8
Another top performance by United’s most stable centreback. The Irishman continues to be improving at the back for United and added another goal to his collection.
Alexander Buttner – 5
The Dutchman got caught out for both of Braga’s goals in the opening 20 minutes. Proved to be a good threat going forward and improved immensely in the second half.
Darren Fletcher – 6 He continues to improve on his comeback to full fitness and tonight was another solid performance on his road to recovery.
Shinji Kagawa – 4
Had a poor showing and got caught out on regular occasions. However, it was his advantage after van Persie was fouled, which led to our first goal of the night. His  cross found Hernandez who got us back in the game. Later limped off at half-time with an injury. 
Tom Cleverley – 8
Another great performance by the young midfielder, ran all night and created the eventual winning goal with a brilliant cross. His excellent progress isn’t going unnoticed with him rightfully being selected regularly by the England senior side.
Wayne Rooney – 7
Captain on the night and Rooney is making a great claim to be United captain when others aren’t selected. . He looked fit and very sharp. Much more effective on the inside left position in the second half.
Robin van Persie – 7
Despite not being directly involved in a United goal, incredibly, he proved a constant threat when dropping deep and his silky feet were a joy to watch.
Javier Hernandez – 9
A quite stunning display from "Little Pea" tonight. He proved his game isn’t all about finding the net, but also beating defenders. His two brilliant headers saved United too. Man of the Match.

1 comment:

  1. I've never been a huge soccer fan but I've recently seen a Man U match where the skill of the Man U players have was increditable. It was almost like basketball where one player kicked the ball to another and it was a no look pass to another player that scored and put ManU up 4-2.

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