Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 3-2 at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. Here are our player ratings from the game.
(A score of 6 is around average)
Andre Onana 2 – Has to communicate better with Patrick Dorgu for Ipswich’s early opener. Came rushing out of his line but the two got involved in a mix-up, allowing Jaden Philogene an easy goal. What was he doing for Ipswich’s second? Just stood there and only dived once the ball was in the back of the net. Just seems to be making mistake after mistake.
Matthijs de Ligt 7 – Showed great instincts to score in the first half and restore United’s lead. Lost Liam Delap for the visitors’ second of the match.
Harry Maguire 8 – Defended astutely and barely put a foot wrong at the back. Fantastic headed-finish moments after the break to give his side the advantage once again. Could have had two goals to his name but Alex Palmer thwarted him during the opening 45 minutes.
Leny Yoro 7 – Sensational. Near flawless on the left of the three-man defence. Solid and very progressive with the ball, regularly stepping out of the backline to help in the build-up, which massively helped the team.
Diogo Dalot 4 – Dreadful again. Some poor passes, especially in promising situations and also one or two shaky moments in defence. Just doesn’t seem to know what to do in forward positions, effectively beating the point of deploying him in the wing-back role.
Bruno Fernandes 9 – Ran the show for United. He was pulling the strings in midfield and controlled the tempo of the game. Often dropped deep to collect the ball and was constantly issuing instructions to his teammates. Got United back into it with a sublime free-kick delivery that was turned in by Sam Morsy. Excellent corners, one of which ended in an assist for Maguire’s goal. Top performance by the captain.
Manuel Ugarte 6 – Just decent. Not at his usual best but he looked to get involved in duels and challenges, especially in the second half. Good tussle with Delap near the end of the game.
Patrick Dorgu 2 – Should have got a bit more help from Onana for Ipswich’s first goal but he could also have done a lot better there. To be fair, he recovered after that and seemed to be getting on fine until he was given his marching orders for a reckless tackle on Omari Hutchinson. A day to forget for the 20-year-old.
Joshua Zirkzee 6- Some nice touches and link-up play, especially in the pockets. Picked up the ball in some good areas but wasn’t nearly threatening enough in front of goal.
Alejandro Garnacho 6 – Unfortunate to be sacrificed following Dorgu’s sending-off. He was looking dangerous and gave Axel Tuanzebe plenty to think about down the left side.
Rasmus Hojlund 3 – Hopeless again. Couldn’t make the ball stick and made some poor decisions in attack.
Substitutes
Noussair Mazraoui 6.5 – Good performance. Strong at the back and helped keep Ipswich out. Not much more you could ask from a substitute.
Casemiro 6 – Added some more grit in the middle of the park and was energetic. Hyped up the crowd, who responded in kind. Certainly helped United get over the line.
Victor Lindelof 5 – Only on the pitch for added time
Christian Eriksen 5 – Same as Lindelof
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Derick Kinoti
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