Manchester Evening News

UNITED RATED BY SAMUEL LUCKHURST

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DAVID DE GEA

Letting Josip Ilicic’s straight shot through him. Could have come off his line for Duvan Zapata’s goal.

WAN-BISSAKA

Too porous against Zapata for the first goal and was not as proactive in the opponent’s half as on Saturday.

ERIC BAILLY

Bailed out United a couple of times and impressed in only his second appearance of the season.

RAPHAEL VARANE

Came off injured in the first half. Would be a potential disaster if he is missing for the derby on Saturday.

HARRY MAGUIRE

Often off the pace and slow to react. Looking to the linesman after Ilicic struck was weak. Shambolic for Zapata’s goal.

LUKE SHAW

Lax when Ilicic made himself available to Zapata to make it 1-0 and did not provide much width for the goalscorer­s.

SCOTT MCTOMINAY

Hit the post with a deflected shot in the fourth minute. Got booked and then continued committing fouls.

PAUL POGBA

Hardly any strength and unity. No United player needed a performanc­e more than Pogba and he failed to deliver.

BRUNO FERNANDES

Did little until he broke into the area to latch onto Mason Greenwood’s pass and classily backheel for Cristiano Ronaldo.

MARCUS RASHFORD

Quiet in the first half alongside Ronaldo and even quieter in the second. Eventually made way for Edinson Cavani.

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Equalised clinically just before half-time. Lacked service in the second half but still pulled United out of the mire.

SUBSTITUTI­ONS

MASON GREENWOOD (FOR VARANE, 38): A magnificen­t pass for the equaliser. Offered much more than Rashford and teed up Ronaldo. 7 NEMANJA MATIC (FOR POGBA, 69): Had little impact. 5

EDINSON CAVANI (FOR RASHFORD, 69): Made himself available. 5

DONNY VAN DE BEEK (FOR FERNANDES, 87): Denied by the ‘keeper. 6

JADON SANCHO (FOR MCTOMINAY, 87): Late cameo. 5

SUBS NOT USED: Mata, Martial, Lingard, Fred, Dalot, Henderson, Telles

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