Manchester United: Grading The Squad For 2017/18

Victor Lindelof

Not a great season for either player

Lindelof didn't exactly have a terrible season. He did start off on the wrong foot but then he really did seem to grow into his senses. But the fault lays in the fact that he still hasn't been able to integrate himself into this Manchester United side. And I'll tell you why he's been given this rating.

Chris Smalling could be playing 'passing the parcel' and he wouldn't know what to do with the parcel if he's got it. Lindelof is a great distributor of the ball. He is good in the tackle and has the size to dominate in the air. Yet, save the odd day and Lindelof has almost always been disappointing.

He hasn't been dominant in the air, has looked shaky at the back and in the absence of Eric Bailly, he failed to step up and nail down a spot. I mean, Chris Smalling and Phil Jonesey got the nod ahead of you, lad. Shape up.

Matteo Darmian

Darmian's time at Old Trafford may have run out

The less that's said, the better. The Italian, in his first season, looked like he could go on to become the best right-back in the league. And then one day, Arsenal came and dismantled him and he hasn't been the same since. And two years have passed.

Darmian proved to be a poor deputy for the ageing Antonio Valencia who still looks sharper, faster and more precise with the ball at his feet than his Italian counterpart. 0 goals, 0 assists. Abysmal crossing skills and poor discipline. Grade D.