It was a long night for Louis van Gaal’s men, as United crashed out on penalties to Championship club Middlesbrough. The two sides both had chances, and could have ended the night during regular time.
However, with his stars misfiring, LVG will be lamenting the fact that the game went all the way to spot kicks with a supposed title challenge being mounted.
Some of his stars performed better than others, but on the whole it was an abject display from the Red Devils. See how they ranked below.
GK: Sergio Romero
6/10
Two terrific save towards the end to keep United in it.
Matteo Darmian
7/10
Did well to limit the experienced yet still tricky Stewart Downing.
Chris Smalling
7/10
Wayne Rooney really wasn’t joking when he said he’s one of the best defenders in the world. Consistently consistent yet again.
Daley Blind
6/10
Got off luckily with the disallowed goal, otherwise solid if unspectacular.
Marcos Rojo
5/10
It’s perhaps time to admit that Rojo is too limited for Manchester United.
Michael Carrick
6/10
His influence diminished as the game wore on. Could probably have done without going the distance.
Marouane Fellaini
7/10
Was arguably United’s most dangerous player. Linked the midfield and attack together extremely well.
Andreas Pereira
6/10
Was a constant thorn in Middlesbrough’s side, but wasn’t able to do enough to breach their defences.
Jesse Lingard
6/10
Lively, but lucky not to have been sent off in the early stages. Still has a lot of developing to do.
James Wilson
6/10
Had his chances but failed to capitalise. Still improving.
Memphis Depay
6/10
Like Wilson, he had his chances, but looks low on confidence. He should have torn Middlesbrough up.
Subs:
Ashley Young: 7/10 – Lively going forward and did his defensive duties well.
Wayne Rooney: 4/10 – By and large, anonymous. Missed his penalty.
Anthony Martial: 6/10 – Dangerous, but would have been more effective through the middle.
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