The Manchester United vs Manchester City player ratings were a lot of fun to dish out as we were treated to a wild Manchester derby on Saturday.
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And not many people who have predicted United to come out on top as Michael Carrick got off to the perfect start as interim manager with a deserved win over Pep Guardiola's sluggish Man City.
Here's a look at the Manchester United vs Manchester City player ratings in full, with marks out of 10 and analysis on each player.
Manchester United player ratings
Senne Lammens: 7 – Made one good stop to deny Alleyne's header in the first half and didn't have much else to do.
Diogo Dalot: 6.5 – Lucky to stay on the pitch after his high challenge on Doku, but walked the tight rope well and offered a threat in attack.
Harry Maguire: 8 – Should have scored just a few minutes in but somehow hit the bar with a header. On his return to the team, very impressive that he kept Haaland quiet.
Lisandro Martinez: 8 – Some vital blocks and did a real job on Haaland whenever City did get the ball to him.
Luke Shaw: 7 – Like Dalot, recovered well after an early yellow card. Linked up really well with Dorgu on the left.
Casemiro: 8 – Used all of his experience to win the ball back time and time again. Could have scored in the second half too.
Kobbie Mainoo: 7 – Really efficient display in midfield keeping things ticking over, and pretty incredible how long he played given his lack of minutes.
Amad Diallo: 9 – What a return after being away at AFCON. A constant threat on the right and heavily involved in everything good going forward for United. Almost scored a beauty late on but hit the post after a mazy run.
Bruno Fernandes: 8 – Classy display in his usual playmaking role. Set up Mbeumo's goal and hit so many quality long balls.
Patrick Dorgu: 8 – Almost scored in the first half and did get his goal in the second with a tidy finish. He kept popping up in dangerous areas at the back post and worked so hard.
Bryan Mbeumo: 9 – Fine finish for his goal on the counter and made City's defense so uncomfortable. Ran himself into the ground on his return from AFCON.
Subs
Matheus Cunha: 7 – Set up Dorgu for one goal and showed really quality on the counter.
Manuel Ugarte: 6 – Helped keep things calm late on and sat in well.
Ayden Heaven: N/A
Mason Mount: N/A
Manchester City player ratings
Gianluigi Donnarumma: 8 – Made plenty of fine saves to deny United but just couldn't keep doing it. Given very little protection and made another fine save to deny Amad late on.
Rico Lewis: 5 – Shaky throughout and didn't see Dorgu drifting in for the second goal. Sums up a poor season for Lewis.
Abdukodir Khusanov: 6 – Did okay out of all the City defenders but that isn't saying much. A few good recovery tackles.
Max Alleyne: 4 – The teenager really struggled with Mbeumo buzzing around him. Subbed off at half time.
Nathan Ake: 4 – Really struggled, especially in the second half when he moved to center back.
Rodri: 5 – Totally overrun in midfield and quite sad to see him not able to dictate the tempo of the game.
Antoine Semenyo: 6 – A few nice touches and curled one effort wide. Like City's other attackers he didn't see enough of the ball.
Bernardo Silva: 5 – Pretty anonymous as the game bypassed City's midfield. You'd expect him to have grabbed control of this.
Phil Foden: 4 – Barely had a kick and subbed off at half time. The pace of the game seemed to be too much for him.
Jeremy Doku: 6 – The one City forward who always looked like doing something in the first half. Took an early whack from Dalot but never stopped running.
Erling Haaland: 4 – Subbed off in the second half and he can have no complaints. He didn't get much service and took a whack before half time as he wasn't moving freely.
Subs
Rayan Cherki: 6 – Showed a few flashes of skill and tried to make things happen.
Nico O’Reilly: 4 – Really struggled at left back after being booked right after coming on.
Divine Musaka: N/A
Tiijani Reijnders: N/A
Rayan Ait-Nouri: N/A
