PLAYER RATINGS: One score of EIGHT and many of FIVE as Manchester United grab late win against Young Boys at Old Trafford
By Ali Akbar
A late goal by Marouane Fellaini drags Manchester United past Young Boys at Old Trafford and into the knockout stages of the Champions League. However, the overall performance was poor – so expect some harsh ratings to follow…
Well, Manchester United didn’t exactly qualify for the Champions League knockout stages in style – but I’ll take it.
Heading into added time with the scoreline at 0-0, I expected a repeat of the goalless draw against Crystal Palace on the weekend.
PLAYER RATINGS. Manchester United vs Crystal Palace. light
However, on the brink of defeat, Marouane Fellaini saved the day yet again for the Red Devils after a knockdown by Romelu Lukaku from a Paul Pogba cross, which the Belgian neatly tucked away.
Was there a hand involved? Maybe… but we United fans have been deserving of a break for a while now – so I couldn’t care less.
Nevertheless, since the overall performance was abysmal and deserving of a draw or even a loss, the post-match ratings will have to be harsh. Carry on reading to find out how well – or how badly – Jose Mourinho’s men fared under our microscope…
Goalkeeper
David de Gea – 7
Take a bow, de Gea. He had no right to save that. My brain had already registered “1-0 to Young Boys” when I saw that ball roll towards the bottom corner before the Spaniard appeared out of nowhere and saved the day for United once again. That goalline save was better than a goal…