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Manchester United Player Ratings: Casemiro’s Disastrous Performance, Four Players Rated 3/10
Manchester United suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Liverpool appeared to have opened the scoring early with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s effort, but it was disallowed due to an offside in the buildup.
The visitors eventually broke the deadlock in the 35th minute when Luis Diaz headed in at the far post, and the Colombian swiftly added a second with a sharp finish just seven minutes later.
Casemiro was substituted at halftime following a dreadful first-half display, but United’s struggles persisted, and they found themselves 3-0 down after Mohamed Salah scored 10 minutes into the second half.
Here’s how the players were rated:
Andre Onana
Oddly, he didn’t have any saves to make as Liverpool were incredibly efficient. Couldn’t do much to stop the three goals. 5
Noussair Mazraoui
Was missing in action for Luis Diaz’s first goal and later forced a save from Alisson when it was 1-0. Had a tough time against the energetic Diaz. 4
Matthijs de Ligt
Started as United’s best player until they conceded. Then, like the rest of the team, his performance dropped, and he was booked for a rash tackle. 4
Lisandro Martinez
Once again careless with the ball, as he was in the match against Fulham, and lost his cool, earning a booking in the first half. Escorted Diaz off the pitch when substituted, eager to see him leave. 3
Diogo Dalot
Struggled at left-back again and couldn’t stop Liverpool’s attacks, especially for Diaz’s goals. Needs to switch to right-back in the next game against Southampton. 4
Casemiro
One of the poorest first-half performances by a United player at Old Trafford. Responsible for both goals and ineffective with the ball. Substituted at halftime. 1
Kobbie Mainoo
Another quiet game from the midfielder, who isn’t benefiting from playing alongside Casemiro anymore. Lost the ball leading to Salah’s goal. 3
Alejandro Garnacho
Finally back in the starting lineup after three weeks but never got into the game against Andy Robertson. Fans were unhappy when he was substituted. 4
Bruno Fernandes
Dropped back into the No.10 role but couldn’t make an impact against Liverpool’s dominant midfield. 3
Marcus Rashford
A questionable starter, he offered little in his fourth consecutive start. The crowd turned on him at one point, though he did create two good chances for Joshua Zirkzee. 4
Joshua Zirkzee
Looked out of sync in the first half and might have been substituted if not for Casemiro’s early exit. Forced a save in the 52nd minute but should have scored with a header. 4
Substitutes
Toby Collyer
Had a tough task and predictably struggled against experienced opponents on his league debut. 4
Amad
Unluckily dropped after being named the club’s player of the month. 5
Harry Maguire
Liverpool didn’t score while he was on the field. 5
Christian Eriksen
Came on very late. 5
Manager
Ten Hag isn’t to blame for the delay in Ugarte’s arrival, but he couldn’t solve the midfield issues from last season. Decisions to bench Maguire and Amad didn’t pay off.
