Man Utd 2-1 Rangers: Player ratings as late Fernandes strike secures Europa League win
- Man Utd bounced back from Brighton defeat with late Europa League win
- Rangers equalised late on through substitute Cyriel Dessers
- Bruno Fernandes gabbred the even later decisive goal in stoppage time
Manchester United are up to fourth place in the Europa League standings with only one 'league phase' left fixture to play, having beaten Rangers 2-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
Rangers looked they had snatched a late point to boost their own hopes of reaching the knockout rounds when Cyriel Dessers cancelled out an earlier own goal from ex-United 'keeper Jack Butland. But Bruno Fernandes popped up with an even later 'captain's goal' in the 92nd minute to win it.
It was a much-needed tonic for Ruben Amorim and his team off the back of Sunday's painful Premier League defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, but actually a fourth straight win in Europe.
United's destiny ahead of matchday eight's trip to Romania's FCSB is firmly in their own hands, hoping to stay in the top eight and bypass the play-off round straight into the last 16. Rangers can be more or less assured of progression too, but the top eight is likely to be beyond them.
Man Utd player ratings vs Rangers (3-4-2-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Altay Bayindir | 7.7/10 |
CB: Leny Yoro | 6.9/10 |
CB: Matthijs de Ligt | 6.8/10 |
CB: Lisandro Martinez | 8.4/10 |
RM: Amad Diallo | 7.5/10 |
CM: Toby Collyer | 7.2/10 |
CM: Christian Eriksen | 7.0/10 |
LM: Diogo Dalot | 7.5/10 |
AM: Alejandro Garnacho | 7.7/10 |
AM: Bruno Fernandes (c) | 8.6/10 |
ST: Joshua Zirkzee | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Harry Maguire (46' for De Ligt) | 5.7/10 |
SUB: Tyrell Malacia (55' for Yoro) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Manuel Ugarte (73' for Collyer) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Kobbie Mainoo (74' for Eriksen) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Rasmus Hojlund (82' for Zirkzee) | N/A |
Subs not used: Andre Onana (GK), Tom Heaton (GK), Casemiro, Antony.
Rangers player ratings vs Man Utd (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Jack Butland | 6.1/10 |
RB: James Tavernier | 8/0/10 |
CB: Robin Propper | 6.3/10 |
CB: Leon Balogun | 6.7/10 |
LB: Jefte | 6.6/10 |
CM: Nicolas Raskin | 7.2/10 |
CM: Connor Barron | 6.2/10 |
RM: Vaclav Cerny | 6.0/10 |
AM: Nedim Bajrami | 5.9/10 |
LM: Ridvan Yilmaz | 6.1/10 |
ST: Hamza Igamane | 7.0/10 |
SUB: Ross McCausland (46' for Barron) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Bailey Rice (46' for Balogun) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Findlay Curtis (60' for Cerny) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Cyriel Dessers (71' for Bajrami) | 7.7/10 |
SUB: Leon King (90' for Yilmaz) | N/A |
Subs not used: Liam Kelly (GK), Mason Munn (GK), Zander Hutton, Kieran Dowell, Paul Nsio, Tom Lawrence, Zak Lovelace.
Player of the match - Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)
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