David de Gea – Made some top-drawer saves in the second-half as the Villa pressure began to mount. 7/10
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – His ball into Martial for the opener was excellent, while defensively he was solid. I’m still not sure what he was doing for the Villa goal, mind… 5/10
Eric Bailly – Unreal. Won so many headers I lost count. Made interceptions, blocks and put in tackles galore. That block at the end was the moment of the game. Man of the Match. 9/10
Harry Maguire – Cleared his lines sensibly on numerous occasions. Won headers. Marshalled his fellow defenders well. 6/10
Luke Shaw – Bombed up and down that left-hand side all game and gave Matty Cash absolute fits. Starting to look like the player we spent £30m on in 2013. He was outstanding. 8/10
Scott McTominay – Probably United’s poorest player on the day. He just didn’t look like he got to grips with the pace of the game at all. 4/10
Fred – Started like a house on fire. Was slick in possession and made some great runs. Looked tired in the final 30 minutes, though. 5/10
Paul Pogba – United’s best midfielder. He was everywhere. Made positive runs, used his physicality well. Played some nice passes. Had a couple of golden chances to score that he wasted, though. 6/10
Bruno Fernandes – Tried to make things happen with some great long passes. Tucked away his penalty nicely. Didn’t look happy to be subbed off. 5/10
Anthony Martial – Took his goal brilliantly. Led the line very well, too. 6/10
Marcus Rashford – You go through every emotion when watching Rashford. He showed his brilliance and inconsistencies throughout tonight’s game. 5/10
Subs:
Nemanja Matic – Came on to see out the game.
Dan James – Brought an injection of pace.
Axel Tuanzebe – Not enough time to mark.
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