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How they rated Man City Man Utd

Jamie Jackson

7 Stefan Ortega 7 7

As in previous rounds was chosen ahead of Ederson and passed as well as the Brazilian. Beaten by Fernandes’s spot-kick.

Kyle Walker

Barked at Dias to observe City’s high line in a show of leadership but a fluffed clearance allowed Rashford to pounce on a clear chance.

John Stones

The centre-back stationed himself with Rodri at the base of midfield and though he had close to zero influence from the zone kept on trying.

6 Rúben Dias

Received a Guardiola rollicking for punting a free-kick to no one, United’s forays and press made this a busier than usual afternoon for the Portuguese.

7 Manuel Akanji

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Powerhouse shrugged off Casemiro stamp and was solid throughout in the latest unsung-hero performance of which he should be proud.

Rodri

Missed headed chance yet despite being harried at times by the Fred-Casemiro axis was the normal serene presence.

Bernardo Silva

Booked for a hack on Shaw the little winger was oddly muted and appeared irritated at being so. But in victory he will hardly care.

Kevin De Bruyne

A stinker of a first half was followed, after the break, by a menacing cross. It was after the Belgian’s ball that Gündogan scored his second.

Ilkay Gündogan

A class above. Blistering right-footed 20-yard volley to give City the lead inside 13 seconds will never be forgotten by the German.

Jack Grealish

Unfortunate for the handball that led to Fernandes’s penalty strike. He ensured Wan-Bissaka could not relax along City’s left flank.

5 Erling Haaland

Quiet throughout. Fluffed a chance by half-stepping on the ball. Cuffed Casemiro aside and punted a 25-yard effort that ballooned over.

Substitutes Phil Foden

Caused United headaches by dancing along the left. 7

Nathan Aké

6

Aymeric Laporte

6

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David de Gea

Very poor. Statue-like as Gündogan’s volley flew in to open the scoring. Unsighted (perhaps) for the second Gündogan volley.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Tussle with Grealish was a riveting sideshow. Unlucky to be booked for one challenge which the City midfielder appeared to make a meal of.

Raphaël Varane

Skewered an aerial left-foot shot awfully from a corner that had to hit the target, at least, and which could have put United 2-1 up.

Victor Lindelöf

After a hapless header went straight to Gündogan for the first goal, the Swede calmed and was arguably the best defender on either team.

Luke Shaw

Took 23 long minutes to join a United attack with the game compressed in midfield. Scythed down by Silva and was never in the match.

Casemiro

Key to lifting his teammates after conceding so early. Produced some deft touches and moments of vision though stamped on Akanji naughtily.

Fred

Ineffective. Beneficiary of Martial’s injury so, as in January win over City, operated more advanced than Casemiro when side attacked.

Bruno Fernandes

Nerveless to execute his trademark hop-skip-jump penalty. A battling captain’s display that ended in him agonisingly hitting the bar.

Christian Eriksen

Unable to assert any influence despite being deployed in his preferred No 10 berth. Replaced by Garnacho after 62 minutes.

Jadon Sancho

Muted. Showed he lacks blistering pace when refusing to launch a surge beyond Akanji and miscontrolled at times. Substituted.

Marcus Rashford

Lively whenever he had the opportunity to attack City but was starved of chances. Let fly in the second half but the attempt went high.

Substitutes

Alejandro Garnacho

Bright - as his measured curler that went marginally wide illustrated 7

Wout Weghorst

Replaced the ineffective Sancho. 6

Scott McTominay

Went incredibly close with a header in added time.6

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