David de Gea – Made some stunning saves to keep Newcastle at bay. 8/10
Antonio Valencia – Worked tirelessly all night, but his final ball was lacking any real quality. 5/10
Chris Smalling – Had an average game. Won some important headers but also made a few careless mistakes. 5/10
Jonny Evans – Lucky not to have conceded a penalty early on, but got progressively better. 5/10
Marcos Rojo – Lacks the natural width of an out-and-out full-back, but worked hard and got stuck in. Subbed off as he was getting riled. 6/10
Daley Blind – One of his quieter games. He didn’t offer much protection to the back four, but kept United in control of the game when on the ball. 6/10
Ander Herrera – Fortunate to get away with an almost costly mistake as he was hustled off the ball. Could’ve played better. 5/10
Marouane Fellaini – Won plenty of headers, and surprisingly dribbled with the ball to some effect. Did alright. 6/10
Angel di Maria – Started off poorly, and gave the ball away a lot. Made some wrong decisions at key times but got better as the game went on. 6/10
Ashley Young – Scored the all-important goal which gave us three points. Louis van Gaal’s faith in him was repaid. 7/10
Wayne Rooney – Should’ve scored in the first half, but as always he worked his socks off. That eventually led to the golden chance in the 88th minute. 7/10
Subs:
Adnan Januzaj – Showed some nice skills and touches, but didn’t have any real influence.
Juan Mata – Kept United moving in the right direction.
Michael Carrick – Came on and kept United in possession of the ball.
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