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Manchester United suffered a 2-1 loss against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium in their second Premier League match of the 2024/25 season. Here are our player ratings from the game.
(A score of 6 is around average)
Andre Onana 6 – Played some good passes over the top and was instrumental in United’s build-up from the back.
Noussair Mazraoui 6 – Decent performance again. Assured passing and did his job against Kaoru Mitoma. Brilliant ball to release Amad for United’s equaliser.
Harry Maguire 3 – Poor for Brighton’s opening goal. Had two instances when he could have dealt with the danger but passed up on the opportunity both times. Had another dodgy moment early in the second half when James Milner almost breached Onana’s goal. A shaky performance from Maguire at the Amex.
Lisandro Martinez 4 – Had an OK game but also didn’t cover himself in glory for Welbeck’s opener.
Diogo Dalot 8 – Very solid! Had a fierce battle with the tricky Yankuba Minteh and almost always came out on top. Did his job well at left-back. Ten Hag has a reliable player in Dalot.
Casemiro 5 – Was solid, especially in the opening 45 minutes but clearly grew weary and leggy as time went by. Made no mistakes today.
Kobbie Mainoo 6 – Calm and composed. Some of his defensive contributions were significant for United.
Mason Mount 5 – Pressed well and ran his socks off as is usually the case. Had some nice combinations with the forwards but didn’t offer nearly enough penetration into the danger area.
Amad Diallo 7 – Was a bit sluggish in the first half like most of his teammates but steadily grew into the game and became more of a threat. Restored parity for United when he cut in and fired a shot that took a deflection before flying into the back of the net. It has been a devastating time for Amad following the announcement of his mother’s passing and he still put up a valiant performance.
Marcus Rashford 4 – Kept finding himself offside even when he had the view of Brighton’s defensive line. Was largely ineffective and seemed hesitant to take his man on even when the opportunity presented itself. His defensive work was a bit encouraging though.
Bruno Fernandes 5 – Not massively involved. Some of his attempted through balls to the forwards didn’t come off today.
Substitutes
Joshua Zirkzee 6 – Some nice touches and passes when he came on. Gave United a focal point up front.
Alejandro Garnacho 6 – Unlucky that his goal was ruled out. Was a brilliant spark when thrust into the action. Made a strong claim to start the next game.
Scott McTominay 5 – Didn’t do much with the limited time he was afforded.
Antony 5 – Same as McTominay.
Erik ten Hag 2 – Playing Mount and Fernandes as makeshift forwards did not pay dividends yet again. Also, when Zirkzee came on, he didn’t seem to be strictly playing in the 9, which saw Fernandes find himself on the left at times. The skipper was ineffective from that part of the pitch. Bringing on McTominay for Fernandes was another odd choice. Should take a huge share of the responsibility for today’s loss.
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2024-08-24 13:26:42
