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goal.comVan der Sar 6.5: The keeper had a few shots from distance to stop and although he spilled a couple, he also recovered well with most of them.
Brown 7: Was solid, compact and efficient on the ball, and can consider himself unlucky to concede the penalty after flicking the ball away with a great tackle.
Ferdinand 7.5: He kept Vucinic away from the box, limiting him to long-shots. He was solid even though he could have done with a rest.
Pique 7: Similarly to Rio, the big Spaniard did well to track the runners and was smart in the air.
Silvestre 7.5: A great return after a lengthy lay-off, quick across the floor and snappy with tackles and blocks.
Hargreaves 9: Was the best player on the park. From the first minute he combined real commitment with real quality to whip ball in after dangerous cross to stretch the Roma defence. As the game went on he withdrew to shore up the midfield, but came alive again to create the only goal with another peach of a delivery.
Carrick 7: Started as one of United’s best players, holding the middle ground and keeping the pressure up by switching the play cleverly. But his influence waned in the second half.
Anderson 8: Worked hard and closed space down all night. Was also industrious with the ball and his pace made sure Roma had to turn back out many times.
Giggs 6: Made a good start and flashed a few good crosses and passes into the box, but then drifted in and out.
Park 7.5: The forward linked up well with Tevez and running midfielders all night and should have scored at the death.
Tevez 8: He never stopped running and causing Roma problems with his intelligent movement. Scored a neat goal with a flicked header at the near-post.
Substitutes
Rooney 6: Showed his customary work-rate to press the Roma defenders back and constrict the fullbacks from galloping up. He also caused extra space for Tevez to come alive during the final twenty minutes, and with a little more grace the two strikers could fashioned another goal together.
G. Neville 5: Received the biggest cheer of the night after making his return from a 14 month lay-off. He was given precious few minutes to regain match fitness.
O’ Shea 5: Came on late and kept things ticking over.