St Etienne 0-1 Manchester United: Player Ratings
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Manchester United managed to secure a 0-1 victory on the night to win the tie 0-4 on aggregate and progress through to the Round of 16 stage of the UEFA Europa League.
Here’s how the Red Devils fared in the second leg of the tie:
SERGIO ROMERO – 6
The birthday boy didn’t have much to do on the night, but he did make a save or two to maintain the clean sheet.
ASHLEY YOUNG – 7
Played well on the night, both defensively and on the attack.
ERIC BAILLY – 7
Terrific on the night. Tackled early, and remained composed on the night. Unlucky to pick up a second yellow, but he will miss United’s next Europa League game nonetheless.
CHRIS SMALLING – 6
Rock at the back.
DALEY BLIND – 7
Did the job at LB. Passed well, and almost provided Zlatan Ibrahimovic with an easy assist.
MICHAEL CARRICK – 6
Calm and composed as usual before getting subbed off on the hour mark.
PAUL POGBA – 7
Very active and eager on the ball. Great vision and long passing as usual.
MAROUANE FELLAINI – 6
Made his physical presence known in the middle of the park, but didn’t provide much else apart from a shot that hit the side netting.
JUAN MATA – 8
Pulled the strings throughout the game, and his assist for Mkhitaryan’s goal was sublime.
HENRIKH MKHITARYAN – 7
Scored the early goal that killed off the tie, but was subbed off early due to hamstring problems.
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC – 6
Much more involved in the game, but failed to score past St Etienne this time around.
SUBSTITUTES:
MARCUS RASHFORD – 6
Replaced Mkhitaryan early in the game, and troubled the opposition defenders with his pace.
BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER – 6
Rare cameo for the German as he replaced Carrick in the middle of the park. Passed the ball well.
MARCOS ROJO – 5
Ensured the clean sheet.
St Etienne Player Ratings:
RUFFIER – 5
MATCUIT – 5
THEOPHILE-CATHERINE – 5
PERRIN – 5
POGBA – 5
VERETOUT – 5
PAJOT – 6
HAMOUMA – 6
SAIVET – 5
MONNET-PAQUET – 5
BERIC – 5
SUBSTITUTES:
INTIMA – 5
ROUX – 5
LEMOINE – 5
