Man United player ratings - Rashford 8, Lukaku 4 in defeat to Man City

Sport360 staff 23:43 10/12/2017
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    Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 11 points as they beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

    The visitors took the lead through David Silva, but Marcus Rashford’s equaliser kept it level at half-time, before Nicolas Otamendi’s decisive goal in the second half led Pep Guardiola‘s side to a win.

    Here we rate the players from both teams.

    MANCHESTER UNITED

    David De Gea: Largely untested despite City’s dominance, aside from one good save from Leroy Sane. 6

    Antonio Valencia: Got little opportunity to attack but worked hard in defence. 6

    Chris Smalling: Produced some good last-ditch tackles, most notably on Raheem Sterling twice. 7

    Marcos Rojo: Misplaced some passes and appeared to struggle after a nasty clash of heads with David Silva. 5

    Ashley Young: Pegged back in his own half as City controlled the game. 6

    Ander Herrera: Tried to keep a tight watch on Kevin De Bruyne but City managed to stifle his impact. 6

    Nemanja Matic: Less effective than usual as he struggled to break down City possession. 6

    Marcus Rashford 1

    Marcus Rashford: Had little opportunity to get into the game but his opportunistic finish was one of clinical brilliance. 7

    Jesse Lingard: Effectively shut out of the game by Fernandinho in the first half but was livelier in the second period after the Brazilian moved to centre-back. 6

    Anthony Martial: Threatened occasionally but found openings few and far between. 6

    Romelu Lukaku: Failed to hold the ball up, hardly got a sniff in front of goal and his bad luck when defending set-pieces proved costly. 4

    SUBSTITUTES

    Victor Lindelof (for Rojo, 46): Brought more steel to hard-worked defence. 6

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic (for Lingard, 75): Came on in the hope of strengthening United up front but had little joy. 5

    Juan Mata (for Herrera, 82): Almost snatched a late equaliser but was brilliantly denied by Ederson. 6

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