English Premier League 2017/18, Manchester United 4-0 Everton: Player Ratings

Manchester United thrashed Everton 4-0 on Wayne Rooney's return to Old Trafford.

Goals from Antonio Valencia, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial earned the Red Devils all three points, as Jose Mourinho's men moved level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.

Everton were well in the game until late on, when three United goals in the final 10 minutes added gloss to the final scoreline.

Here's a quick look at the player ratings for both sides:

Manchester United

David de Gea - 8/10

De Gea is often uninvolved in the action for large stretches of United’s home games, but his concentration is brilliant and he always responds even after long periods of inactivity. The Spaniard pulled off a superb stop to deny Sandro Ramirez and also did well to keep out efforts from Wayne Rooney and Tom Davies.

Antonio Valencia - 8/10

The right-back opened the scoring with a sensational strike from outside the box and was typically solid and robust thereafter.

Eric Bailly - 7/10

Bailly’s speed and athleticism gave him the edge on Rooney, although he was caught out on a couple of occasions. Overall, though, this was an effective performance from the Ivorian.

Manchester United v Everton - Premier League — Bailly continued to be a resolute force in the heart of the Manchester United defence

Phil Jones - 7/10

This was another quietly commanding display from Jones, who has been tremendous so far this term. The former Blackburn man did not put a foot wrong throughout.

Ashley Young - 6/10

Young is a fine crosser of the ball, but question marks remain about his defensive competence. Most of Everton’s attacking success came down his side of the pitch.

Marouane Fellaini - 7/10

Fellaini will never be the most popular player at Old Trafford, but he is an excellent player to have within the squad. He did not do anything particularly pretty on Sunday, but the Belgian did provide steel in the middle.

Nemanja Matic - 8/10

Matic exudes authority at the base of midfield and was a stabilising presence again here. His passing is underrated and he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He also set up Antonio Valencia's goal with aplomb.

Juan Mata - 7/10

Mata was perhaps not as involved as he would have liked to be, but he showed his class on the ball whenever he got it.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan - 7/10

Despite occasionally being sloppy in his use of the ball, the Armenia international added another goal to his tally for the campaign. Mkhitaryan contributes so much in the final third, even when is not quite at his best.

Marcus Rashford - 6/10

A slightly disappointing afternoon for Rashford, who failed to make much of an impression on the left wing. Things improved for United when he was replaced by Lingard in the second period.

Romelu Lukaku - 8/10

Lukaku missed a fantastic chance in the first half, but he got his goal after the interval and contributed in the build-up too. He further assisted Mkhitaryan's goal and continued his smoking hot form.

Substitutes:

Jesse Lingard - 8/10

Lingard’s fresh legs helped United wrestle back the initiative in the second half, while it was he who flicked the ball on for Lukaku’s goal.

Ander Herrera - 7/10

Herrera, who has had to remain patient for playing time in the Premier League this term, helped to shore up midfield as Everton pressed for an equaliser.

Anthony Martial - 7/10

Although he did not have long on the pitch, Martial won and converted a penalty after an excellent run.

Everton

Jordan Pickford - 5/10

The Everton goalkeeper perhaps should have done better with Antonio Valencia’s opener, even if it was a fierce strike from the right-back. His kicking was uncharacteristically poor and he looked shaky at other moments.

Cuco Martina - 7/10

Martina was Everton’s only competent performer in a woeful first-half display, the right wing-back providing speed and direct running down the flank. He was caught out defensively at times, but was still one of his side’s better players.

Michael Keane - 5/10

This was a very shaky showing from the former Manchester United defender, whose mistake led to a brilliant chance for Romelu Lukaku in the first period. Keane did improve as the game wore on, however.

Ashley Williams - 4/10

Williams will be keen to move on from this loss, in which he turned in a severely below-par performance. His passing was loose and his positioning questionable as Everton suffered a third defeat in a row.

Phil Jagielka - 6/10

The centre-back did a good job of covering for Williams and Keane when required, but he was guilty of sitting too deep at times.

Leighton Baines - 6/10

Baines was unable to provide an attacking threat down the left flank, but he generally did a decent job defensively at left wing-back.

Idrissa Gueye - 5/10

This was a surprisingly subdued display from Gueye, who is normally an energetic and dynamic presence in the centre of midfield. He and Morgan Schneiderlin were overrun by United in the engine room, while he failed to make a single interception.

Morgan Schneiderlin - 6/10

Schneiderlin had more touches of the ball than any Everton player, while he finished the encounter with a 94.2 per cent pass completion rate. Despite that, Schneiderlin did not always make the right decisions and struggled to prevent Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata from creating.

Tom Davies - 7/10

Fielded in an unfamiliar inside forward role, Davies provided great energy and stamina as he looked to link midfield and attack. Wayne Rooney would have been isolated at the top of the pitch if it was not for Davies, who was probably his team’s best player on the day.

Wayne Rooney - 7/10

Sunday afternoon was a mixed bag for Rooney, returning to Old Trafford for the first time since his summer switch to Everton. United’s all-time record scorer was a little wasteful in front of goal, but his touches and passing in general play were more impressive.

Gylfi Sigurdsson 5/10

The former Swansea player found it tough to cope with a raging Manchester United and failed to impress. With not much to take away from the game, Sigurdsson seemingly refused to show up during last night's encounter.

Substitutes:

Sandro Ramirez - 6/10

The substitute showed some good touches on the ball, but he was unable to significantly affect the match.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 6/10

Calvert-Lewin made some dangerous runs during his short time on the pitch and probably should have been introduced by Ronald Koeman earlier.

Kevin Mirallas - N/A

The Belgian entered the fray late in the game and did not have enough time to

Edited by Aakanksh Sanketh