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David de Gea good but Phil Jones and Eric Bailly poor
David de Gea - 7 (今天表现已经够好了, 失球都不是他的责任....
Handled a couple of speculative Xherdan Shaqiri shots with authority and was
blameless for the Stoke goals. Pulled off a world-class save from Jese
Rodriguez.
Antonio Valencia - 6
More of a threat in the final third than he was in last month's outings.
Still could have tested Stoke more stringently with his crossing.
Eric Bailly - 4
Uncharacteristically dithered when he let Maxim Choupo-Moting for the goal
and allowed Jese in to win the corner from which Stoke scored.
Phil Jones - 5
Like Bailly, he produced his poorest performance of the campaign. Defended
feebly for Stoke's equaliser after a porous first-half.
Matteo Darmian - 5
His selection was a surprise after he was dropped at Stoke last season and he
was at fault for Choupo-Moting's goal. Atoned with run for Romelu Lukaku's
goal.
Ander Herrera - 5
Started his first match in over a month and it showed. Herrera's passing was
awry and he did not capitalise on the space Stoke gave him. Lucky to stay on
after half-time.
Paul Pogba - 7
Played a number of defence-splitting passes and engineered most of United's
openings. Struggled to keep up momentum in second-half.
Nemanja Matic - 6
Advised teammates on their positioning and held the fort steadily but did not
influence the attack much with Herrera back in.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan - 6 (确实, 他那天的位置很尴尬....
It was not a coincidence his performance level dropped with the change of
formation. Still provided a fabulous pass for Romelu Lukaku's goal.
Marcus Rashford - 6
Threatened regularly and it was appropriate he scored fortuitously after some
questionable decision-making. Brought urgency to the attack.
Romelu Lukaku - 6
His goalscoring run continued in the second-half. Worked hard throughout and
offered variety with his runs.
Subs
Juan Mata - 5
Had little impact.
Anthony Martial - 7 (这球我在电视前叫了出来....
Crossed brilliantly but Lukaku missed the chance.
Jesse Lingard - N/A
Came on too late.