Sunderland vs Manchester United, Player Rating
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Edwin van der Sar - 7
Early key moment in one versus one with Malbranque and stood up to the test
Rafael - 6
Didn't really get going as an attacking force. Caught out a couple of times defending
Rio Ferdinand - 8
Top man again. He steadied United's back line and frustrated Sunderland
Nemanja Vidic - 7
Looked a shade uneasy against Bent early on but became dominant force
John O'Shea - 7
His steadiest display of the season after finding himself under fire at times
Darren Fletcher - 5
Can never question his effort but he never got on top of midifled battle
Paul Scholes - 6
Nowhere near his most influential but was best in Reds engine room
Anderson - 5
Was pretty much dominated by Cattermole
Nani - 6
Most likely United man to break deadlock but not that many chances
Federico Macheda - 5
The Italian youngster was match winning hero on Wearside two seasons ago but never got close this time
Michael Owen - 5
Never really looked like he was going to have a great impact on the game
Substitutes
Dimitar Berbatov - 6
(for Owen, 46) missed a golden chance
Javier Hernandez - 6
(for Macheda, 64) livened up the attack
Bebe - 6
(for Anderson (80) little time to make an impact