Manchester United has officially qualified the Champions League to knock out stages on the top of their group after beating CSKA Moscow 2-1 at home, Old Trafford, in a match that CSKA Moscow opened the scoring in the first half, then Manchester United flipped the table in a matter of seconds and scored twice in the second half by Lukaku and Rashford.
Our players’ ratings are as the following:
Romeo: Calm match, nothing much to do. 6/10
Smalling: Average match. Was close to scoring his first champions league goals in his career 6/10
Lindelof: Didn’t even try to move or block CSKA Moscow’s first goal, and was shaky several times. 4/10
Luke Shaw: One of the best players today, he was everyone defending and attacking. 8/10
Valencia: Played instead of the shaky Darmian, good match. 7/10
Blind: Not on Young’s level, but the average match, was able to do better in CSKA Moscow’s first goal. 6/10
Herrera: Average, we didn’t see him a lot. 6/10
Pogba: Was trying to create and go forward all the time, not as dangerous as Arsenal’s match, but a quality pass to Lukaku in his goal. 7/10
Juan Mata: One of the best players, always trying to create and dangerous. 8/10
Rashford: One goal and was always dangerous and trying, was going to score in the 47th minute and 4th minute as well. 9/10
Lukaku: One goal, but missed a lot of chances especially a big chance on the 20th minute where he missed an empty net. 6/10
Subs:
McTominay: Average, booked as well. 5/10
Tuanzebe: Average as well 5/10
Martial: Average as well, just resting Lukaku. 5/10
Man of the match: I would go for Rashford, he was always trying and dangerous to CSKA Moscow’s defense. Even though Luke Shaw deserves a mention for his effort and brilliant performance today.
Jose Mourinho (Manager): Average first half, but his words in the halftime made the difference. Time to focus on Manchester City. 7/10