MANCHESTER UNITED
Kuszczak - 7- Ferguson needed another good performance from his goalkeeper and hegot it. Mopped up behind the defence and flicked over Hasebe's shotexpertly.
Fletcher - 7- United's Mr Dependable didn't disappoint from centre back. Belied thefact he hadn't played there before with an aggressive performance.
Carrick - 6 - Lost Dzeko for his goal but coped with the demands of playing at the back to good effect, otherwise.
Evra - 8- Captain's performance from the Frenchman as he held the three manback line together. Belied his lack of height with several importantheaders.
Park - 5 - Troubled Schafer when he attacked, but will look back with regret at how easily he let the full back in to cross for Dzeko.
Gibson - 6 - Settling in to his partnership with Anderson and Scholes at the base of the United midfield.
Scholes - 7- Excellent vision to ping the cross field pass for Nani to set upOwen. Drew the sting out of Wolfsburg by craftily moving the ball, andwon time when fouled.
Anderson - 7 - Ball of energy in the middle of the park. Bullied Josue and knocked some intelligent passes to the front men.
Nani - 7- Fantastic cross to pick out Owen was the highlight of a mixedperformance. Struggled to make correct decisions consistently, he wassubstituted for Valencia.
Welbeck - 6- Gained a great deal of experience from a tough night in Germany. Roseto the challenge of holding up the ball to relieve the pressure on histeam mates. Made way for Obertan.
Owen - 9 -Anonymous for the majority of the match, but was on hand as always toapply the finishing touches when played in. Hat trick was crowned witha cheeky chipped finish over Benaglio.
Substitutes
Valencia - n/a
Obertan - 8 - Audacious turn and accurate cross played in Owen for his second of the night. |