Manchester United player ratings: Anthony Elanga and Nemanja Matic good vs Atletico Madrid

Manchester United player ratings

David De Gea

He got off to a shaky start as he failed to come off his line, struck the stands, and nearly mishandled a goal kick. 5

Victor Lindelof.

The trial began inexplicably at right-back, and the results were far from encouraging. Down Lindelof’s side, Atletico was at their most dangerous. 4

Varane Raphael

Varane was booed before the game, and he was hardly blameless for United’s shoddy first-half performance. In the second half,he recovered, but it was a night to forget. 5

Harry Maguire

When Joao Felix was on his toes for the opening goal, despite a fantastic cross and header, he was on his heels. After the break, things will be a lot better. 5

Luke Shaw.

There is no discernible impact on either end, and his form is nowhere near that of an automatic selection. 5

Fred

Relocated to the base of the midfield, where he was frequently suffocated in a loose space. When he has performed well in the past, he has inevitably declined. 4

Paul Pogba.

He lingered too long on the ball and fell short of his pal Geoffrey Kondogbia, who commanded the middle. I’m hooked once more. 3

Bruno Fernandes

Sloppy with the ball and increasingly irritable, which aggravated the situation. It took a lot of work to find Elanga for the equalizer. 6

Marcus Rashford

Rashford returns to the right side of the field, where he dislikes playing. I tried but failed to make an impression, so I became selfish. 3

Sancho Jadon

He was a hard worker, but the majority of his frantic sprinting was in the wrong direction. On both flanks, there was a struggle for space. 5

Cristiano Ronaldo

Due to a lack of service, he became frustrated and showed no signs of regaining his composure or scoring against a side against which he had previously scored two hat-tricks. 4

Subs

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 

Was able to make an opening.6

Telles Alex

He brought energy to the game 6

Matic Nemanja

He brought balance to the midfield. 7

Elanga Anthony

Brilliantly equalised. 8

Lingard Jesse

He barely saw a ball. 5

Manager

The right-back experiment clearly failed, and he chose a very loose midfield, both of which he essentially admitted with a belated triple change. His changes, though, made a difference once more. 6