Fixture, Result, Statistic & Rating - Man. United 2009/10

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Liverpool vs Manchester United, Match Statistic
SkySport

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Liverpool 2 United 0: Player ratings
MEN - Stuart Mathieson



Van der Sar: Two excellent saves in the first half but maybe slightly disappointed he was beaten on near post for Torres goal 7

O’Shea: Was a solid performer and not much got past the Irishman 6

Ferdinand: Had been largely on top but was out-muscled and out-manoeuvred by Torres for breakthrough goal 6

Vidic: Had got his head and legs to virtually everything all game but when stretched he suffered 7

Evra: The Frenchman had his normal quality game but couldn’t provide attacking spark 7

Valencia: After his improved form against Bolton and CSKA he never seriously hurt Liverpool with his crosses 5

Scholes: Managed to find room in the frantic midfield battle but couldn’t inspire Reds 6

Carrick: Never really got a firm grip in the engine room but not overrun 5

Giggs: United’s vital spark this season had nothing to dig out for this one 5

Rooney: One decent header but didn’t have much else to get his teeth into 6

Berbatov: Couldn’t bring calm to a frenzied match and never suggested he could inspire 5

Subs:

Owen (sub Berbatov 74) No magic wand 5

Nani (sub Scholes 74) No impact 5

Anderson, Fabio, Evans, Neville, Foster

Liverpool:

Reina, Johnsen, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Benayoun (Skrtel 90), Mascherano, Lucas, Aurelio, Kuyt, Torres (Ngog 80)

Goals:

Liverpool: Torres (65) Ngog (90)

United: None

Bookings:

Liverpool: Mascherano (72,90) Carragher (87)

United: Evra (15) Berbatov (37) Vidic (75, 89)

Vidic sent off (89)

Mascherano sent off (90)

Battle of the Bosses:

Referee: Andre Marriner - Got most of big decisions correct 7

Attendance: 44,188

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Manchester United 2-1 BlackburnRovers, Match Statistic
SkySport

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United 2 Blackburn 0: Player ratings
MEN, James Robson - October 31, 2009



Van der Sar - Ferguson says there’s no one better – but the United manager himself could have kept goal against Blackburn, such was Rovers’ lack of threat. 7

Evra - Was allowed to get forward as often as he liked and how he punished Blackburn with one probing run after another. It was his cross-come-shot that set up Berbatov’s goal. 8

Brown - Lucky to get away with a miscue when under the challenge of Di Santo, but otherwise untroubled at the back. 7

Evans - Clattered when challenging Samba early on, but that was about as tough as it got for the Northern Ireland international, who will hope he now gets an extended run in the first team. 7

O’Shea - Brilliant tackle denied Diouf when through on goal early on, but much of his good work was done supporting Valencia in attack. 7

Nani - Endured some rough stuff from Rovers’ defenders, but kept getting up gamely. Still frustrates when in promising positions and should have done better with a first half header. 6

Carrick - Neat and tidy without every finding the defence-splitting passes he is capable of. Alongside Anderson, controlled the midfield. 7

Anderson - Harassed and harried in midfield to boss the centre of the park and it was his cross that led to Rooney’s goal. 7

Valencia - Increasingly looking at home in the red of United. Missed one good opportunity early on, but his inch perfect first half cross to Berbatov deserved a better finish from the Bulgarian. 7

Rooney - Responsible for the pass of the match when finding Valencia out wide with a perfectly-weighted volley, and a delightful finish killed off what little chance Blackburn had of mounting a comeback. 7

Berbatov - Superb touch and finish fired United ahead and helped erase thoughts of a first half in which he might have scored a hat-trick, if not for some wasteful finishing. 8

Substitutes

Obertan (for Nani, 63) - Making his home debut, could have made himself an instant hero when presented with a golden opportunity in the last 10 minutes, but shot wide from eight yards out. Still some good touches added up to a promising start. 6

Owen (for Berbatov 79) - Should have scored his second goal in a week but fired late chance wide. 6

Subs not used: Scholes, Fabio, Fletcher, Kuszczak, De Laet

Blackburn: Robinson, Samba, Givet, Nelson, Emerton, Dunn (McCarthy 83), Nzonzi, Andrews (Pedersen 57), Diouf, Di Santo (Kalinic 76), Chimbonda

Subs not used: Grella, Hoilett, Salgado, Brown

Referee: Phil Dowd – always in control. 4/5

Attendance: 74,658

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Manchester United vs CSKA Moscow, Match Statistic
Soccernet

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United 3 CSKA Moscow 3: Player ratings



Van der Sar: Won’t be thanking his defence for their protection but might not be wholly happy with his display 6

Neville: The steady skipper provided sterling defence and decent crosses 6

Brown: Not his best effort against the tricky Necid and unable to give Reds sound base 5

Evans: Improve late on but was very unsteady in the earlier stages 5

Fabio: Was a rock against Krasic in Moscow but roles reversed in this one 5

Valencia: Kept up his goal form as he refused to get too frustrated 6

Scholes: Typical Scholes goal and would have had more but for impressive keeper Akinfeev 6

Fletcher: Good to have the Scot back and ran himself into ground attempting to get a response 6

Nani: His usual mix of mesmeric tricks and frustrating runs into brick walls 5

Macheda: A respectable effort on his Champions League debut. Two good shots and a header against post 6

Owen: A typical goal for his scrapbook but also some frustrating moments 6

Subs:

Rooney (sub Nani 58) Ignited crowd 6

Evra (sub Fabio 59) Attacked well 5

Obertan (sub Macheda 82) Pegged Russians back late on 5

Not used: Anderson, O’Shea, Gibson, Kuszczak

CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev, A Berezutski, V Berezutski, Ignashevich, Schennikov, Krasic, Semberas, Aldonin, Mamaev (Rahimic 70), Necid, Dzagoev

Goals:

United: Owen (29) Scholes (84)
Georgi Schennikov (own goal) (90)

CSKA Moscow: Dzagoev (25) Krasic (31) V Berezutski (47)

Bookings:

United: Fletcher (49) Macheda (75)

CSKA Moscow: Necid (25) Aldonin (54) Semberas (72, 90)
Semberas sent off (90)

Battle of the Bosses:

Novice Champions League coach Slutski will take more from this than Sir Alex

Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal) - Had done okay until he messed up the Fletcher penalty shout and a late handball 5

Attendance: 73, 718

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Chelsea vs Manchester United, Match Statistic
SkySport

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Originally Posted by drivemein

Chelsea 1 United 0: Player ratings
-Manchester Evening News-




7 Van der Sar: After his under par Moscow performance the Dutchman was Mr Safe Hands again

7 O’Shea: The Irishman ensured the attacking threat of Ashley Cole was subdued

8 Brown: Put up a stubborn blockade that kept Chelsea’ attack quiet

8 Evans: Another feather in the cap for the young defender against the power of Drogba and Anelka

7 Evra: The left back managed to stay out of any trouble but caused Chelsea enough

6 Valencia: The Ecuadorian didn’t really do enough damage to England full back Cole

8 Fletcher: Kept his big game reputation intact with a powerful display against much heralded Chelsea engine room

7 Anderson: The Brazilian dug in and did his bit to quell the menace of his opposition department

7 Carrick: Floated around the midfield to get stuck into the Londoners

7 Giggs: Ivanonvic was unable to switch off for a minute as the veteran kept him on his toes

8 Rooney: Second half in particular he was a massive thorn in Chelsea’s side

Substitutes

Obertan (Giggs 84) Lively 5

Owen (Anderson 84) No chances 5

Not used: Vidic, Scholes, Favio, Gibson, Kuszczak

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Deco (J Cole 63), Ballack, Lampard, Essien, Anelka (Alex 90), Drogba (Kalou 83)

Goals: Chelsea: Terry (76)

Bookings: Chelsea: Ivanovic (58) Drogba (74) Carvalho (82) United: Rooney (76) Evans (82) Valencia (88)

Battle of the bosses: Fergie’s selection were the diamond geezer’s as they answered Ancelotti’s formation

Referee: Martin Atkinson - Bad decision cost United deserved reward 5

Attendance: 41,836

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Manchester United vs Everton, Match Statistic
SkySport

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Originally Posted by drivemein

Man United 3-0 Everton - Ratings
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Van der Sar: Important brave save at the feet of Cahill when Reds held slender lead 7

Rafael: Excellent first half against Cahill but was beaten a number of times in second 6

Brown: Everton had brute force up front but only once was he in trouble 7

Vidic: A welcome strong comeback from the Serb against tough strike force 7

Evra: The left back was excellent putting Everton on back foot with a series of penetrating runs 9

Valencia: The Ecuadorian always put his marker Baines in danger whenever he was on ball 7

Carrick: A steady partner to Fletcher and struck his goal in the same uncomplicated way 6

Fletcher: Got United going when they needed it with a superb strike and all round busy effort 9

Giggs: Peripheral figure for a very long time then he set up Carrick's goal and improved 6

Owen: Various attempts to worm his way through Everton ranks but nothing really came off 6

Rooney: Chuffed about a lot and Everton defenders couldn't rest but he didn't test Howard 6

Substitutes

Scholes (sub Rafael 63) Efficient half hour 6

Obertan (sub Rooney 74) Bright cameo 6

Gibson (sub Carrick 82) Not really in it 5

Not used: Anderson, Welbeck, De Laet, Kuszczak

Everton: Howard, Baines, Yobo, Heitinga, Distin, Neill, Rodwell, Cahill (Jo 82), Gosling (Yakubu 45), Fellaini, Saha (Hibbert 82)

Bookings: United: Rafael (25) Carrick (69); Everton: Cahill (35) Fellaini (40)

Referee: Steve Bennett - No problems for him 7

Attendance: 75,169

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