Daley Blind grabbed a late equaliser for Louis van Gaal’s side…
Manchester United were lucky to draw against West Ham on Sunday, and they were beholden to goalkeeper David De Gea yet again.
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Here are the player ratings for the Red Devils…
GK) David De Gea, 9
Not for the first time this season Louis van Gaal owed the result to the unbelievable form of his keeper. A string of impressive saves meant that they were only ever a goal behind.
RB) Antonio Valencia, 5
Stewart Downing was able to put several crosses in to the box from the Ecuadorian’s position, and he didn’t add much going forward either.
LB) Luke Shaw, 6
Looked promising when getting up the pitch, but similarly to Valencia he was unreliable when defending and paid with an eventual red card.
CB) Phil Jones, 7
Did well to defend numerous balls in to the box against the Hammers’ forwards.
CB) Marcos Rojo, 6
With Jones defending the high balls it was down to the Argentinian to use his pace when the ball was on the ground. There were a couple of occasions when Enner Valencia was able to get past him.
CDM) Daley Blind, 6
Deserves credit for grabbing the equaliser with a quality volley, but found it difficult to stop Alex Song from starting attacks.
CM) Wayne Rooney, 4
Its not completely the England captain’s fault as he is not a central midfielder. However, he did give the ball away several times and did little in the way of good defensive work.
CM) Adnan Januzaj, 5
The youngster was invisible for the majority of his time on the pitch.
CAM) Angel Di Maria, 5
Wasn’t invisible like Januzaj, but didn’t look anything like a £59 million player.
ST) Radamel Falcao, 4
Missed a couple of great chances, and surely Louis van Gaal won’t pay his exorbitant fee to keep the Columbian in the summer?
ST) Robin van Persie, 4
Also disappointing, the former Arsenal man’s lack of movement meant the West Ham defence was never stretched.
SUB) Marouane Fellaini, 7
Did what he always does and was a physical presence in the Hammers’ box. A team like United shouldn’t have to rely on this type of tactic though.
SUB) Chris Smalling, 6
Only on the pitch for two minutes.