Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United: Player Ratings

Manchester United

David De Gea (6/10): An uncharacteristic error from the Spaniard helped Bournemouth take the lead. The normally sure-handed man from Madrid was deceived by a swerving corner that nestled into the far left-hand corner, completely catching De Gea by surprise.The rest of the ninety was, however, a much better display from the United number one as he made his presence felt with a couple of brilliant saves.

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (6/10): The only one in the backline who can really hold his head up after the ninety. Rarely looked out his depth or wet behind his ears as the eighteen-year-old helped nullify the threat of Matt Ritchie down the Bournemouth right.

Daley Blind (5.5/10): The most experienced amongst the back four failed to really inspire his comrades. Neither did he himself step up when things got difficult.

Paddy McNair (5/10): His performance was anything but calm or composed. He had a torrid time as Josh King thrived on his indecisiveness and lack of experience at this level.

Guillermo Varela (4/10): Looked out of sorts up against Stanilas who took the youngster for a ride the whole of the ninety minutes. No doubt, the Uruguayan was thrown into the deep end in this one due to Manchester United’ s injury issues. But, one would expect much more from the 22-year old.

Michael Carrick (6.5/10): The only midfielder in a white jersey that had any telling effect on the game. Carrick helped carve out opportunities for the visitors with his cross-field balls and helped Manchester United keep the lion’s share of the possession.

Marouane Fellaini (6.5/10): He provided great zeal in the middle of the field, but failed when it came to execution. His tenacity and willingness to get into the box helped Manchester United draw level.

Juan Mata (4.5/10): Anonymous for large parts of the game. Never could find his niche in this one, despite playing in his favorite number 10 role.

Memphis Depay (6.5/10): Gave Smith fits with his purposeful running during the early part of the game. His influence on the game diminished as it wore on.

Jese Lingard (6/10): Forced off with a pull to hamstring after half an hour to add to United's misery. In the half an hour he played, was largely uninfluential.

Anthony Martial (6/10): He looks like a forward who needs a goal to get his mojo running again. Got very little joy out of the Bournemouth backline owing to a lack of confidence and decisiveness on his part. Even the couple of times he managed to break free, he spurned both his chances.

Subs

Andreas Pereira (5.5/10): Replaced Lingard at the thirty-minute mark, but couldn't provide any inspiration from his play the rest of the way.

Nick Powell (6/10): Brought on to find a late goal by Van Gaal. Never got anywhere close.

Phil Jones (NA): Came on late to replace McNair who seemed to pick up an injury although not fully fit himself.