Opinion: Man United player ratings vs PSG, defensive masterclass from United’s young boys as Fernandes showcases nerves of steel

Manchester United’s young Reds have produced the goods yet again in Paris after beating last season’s finalist 2-1 after a first-half spot kick from Bruno Fernandes and an 87th-minute winner from Marcus Rashford sealed the Parisian’s fate.

In light of United’s brilliant performance, we have rated every United player who featured.



David De Gea

Had a faultless first-half after making a handful of decent stops to keep Paris-Saint Germain’s attacking trio out.

The Spaniard’s best moment came early into the second-half when he made a brilliant diving save to keep Kylian Mbappe off the scoresheet.

De Gea was back to his awe-inspiring best tonight as he continues to repay the faith his manager has shown in him.

Rating: 9/10

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Dealt with Paris-Saint Germain’s wide men superbly front start to finish.

Made a last ditch tackle from an impossible angle on Moise Kean. The defensive full-back reminded fans why he should be considered in the conversation for best full-back in the world currently.

Rating: 9/10

Axel Tuanzebe

Made a wonderful last-ditch tackle on Kylian Mbappe. Didn’t look out of place in United’s back-five and on Europe’s biggest stage one bit.

Marshalled United’s back line faultlessly all night, arguably the best player on the pitch.

Rating: 9/10

Victor Lindelof

Looked very comfortable, one of his best performances in a United shirt (even if it was a zebra one) for a long time, if ever.

Rating: 8/10

Luke Shaw

A left-sided centre-back is Shaw’s new position for me. Looked solid and was complimented excellently by new-signing Alex Telles.

Made a superb recovery run in the 56th-minute to deny Paris-Saint Germain a goal scoring oppotuntity.

Rating: 7/10

Alex Telles

Superb first-half. Created the most chances out of all 22 players on the pitch. Linked up with Bruno Fernandes brilliantly.

Subbed off mid-way through the second-half for Paul Pogba.

Rating: 7/10

Fred

Worked tirelessly all evening, made several vital recovering runs and looked to progress play forward whenever possible.

Thoroughly competent performance from the Brazilian to limit Paris-Saint Germain’s industrious midfield.

Rating 7/10

Scott McTominay

Made Paris-Saint Germain star-attacker Neymar Jnr realise he was in a match from the first minute.

Used his physical stature to match the explosive attacking threat Thomas Tuchel’s men posed.

Very solid performance from the Scotsman.

Rating: 7/10

Bruno Fernandes

Showed nerves of steel during the first-half to successfully convert a re-taken penalty and put in several world-class deliveries into the box.

Worked his socks off all night; a real captain’s performance.

Subbed off in 89th-minute for Donny van de Beek.

Rating: 8/10

Marcus Rashford

Fluffed his lines in the 47th-minute after a simple pass into his strike partner went wayward.

Looked like he never really got going and like tonight was not going to be the Englishman’s greatest showing in a United shirt, however, the 22-year-old popped up with the goods when they mattered.

Rashford was United’s hero in Paris for the second time in as many years after his 87th-minute winner ensured the Reds’ took all three-points from their opening 2020-21 Champions League tie.

Rating: 8/10

Anthony Martial

Horror show early into the second-half resulted in the Frenchman scoring an own goal from a Paris-Saint Germain corner to make the score 1-1.

Similarly to Rashford in the first-half, never got going. Not the Frenchman’s night at all.

Subbed off for Daniel James in the 88th-minute.

Rating: 4/10

Subs:

Paul Pogba

The Frenchman had a solid half an hour, provided necessary cover defensively and added an extra dimension to the Reds’ attacking threat.

Rating: 6/10

Donny van de Beek

Only featured for a few minutes, impossible to judge.

Rating: N/A

Daniel James

Came on at the same time as van de Beek, can’t be judged.

Rating: N/A

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