Cristiano Ronaldo earns Manchester United a valuable point in lopsided draw against Chelsea: Player Ratings

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Manchester United escaped a drubbing in front of frustrated home support at Old Trafford after Cristiano Ronaldo once again came to the rescue to secure a point against domestic rivals Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at the Theater of Dreams.

Blues boss Thomas Tuchel will no doubt feel aggrieved that is Champions League-chasing Blues failed to make a dominant first-half display turn into goals on the scoreboard after the capital side ripped united apart throughout the 90-minute contest in the northwest of England.

German international Kai Havertz really should have had at least a brace on the evening, while a superb outing from England right-back Reece James amounted to nothing in the end after the Cobham academy product was probably the best player on the pitch overall, which included a lovely struck curling effort that could only hit David De Gea’s far post.

Manchester United Player Ratings

David De Gea (7) –Though he did not make any highlight-reel saves, David De Gea was good on the evening, especially when United were regularly under pressure.

Diogo Dalot (6.5) –The Portuguese international was solid in his display tonight but right-back is clearly a position the club should be targeting.

Victor Lindelöf (6.5) –Though Victor Lindelöf was not poor, it remains clear why United is in desperate need of another center-back in the summer.

Raphaël Varane (7) –A better outing from the French international tonight than what has been seen from him for large parts of the season. Improvement that was needed.

Alex Telles (6) – Absolutely eviscerated in the first 45-minutes but did well enough to pull his performance up to a decent level come full time.

Nemanja Matić (8) –The best performer on the pitch tonight for Manchester United in what was a pretty poor outing for most of the 90-minute affair at Old Trafford.

Scott McTominay (6.5) –Somewhat of an enigma at times for the Red Devils. At periods he can be good/very good, and at others, well below par. He was okay.

Anthony Elanga (6) – Faith continues to be placed in Swedish youngster Anthony Elanga. Did not heavily contribute, but was okay in receiving valuable minutes.

Bruno Fernandes (6) – The United has been underperforming for weeks now and though he was okay tonight, he was far off his boiling point.

Marcus Rashford (5.5) –The tailspin that has been Marcus Rashford’s United career this season is painful to watch. Another poor outing from a talented player.

Cristiano Ronaldo (7) – Another vital goal scored by one of the greatest players of all time. Only Fred (1) and Jadon Sancho (1) can boast recent goals other than Ronaldo.

Juan Mata (6) –Average off the bench against his former club but only had 10-minutes on the clock to make a difference that was likely not going to come.

Phil Jones (6) –Brought on to shore up the backline for United who should feel plenty happy with a point they hardly deserved tonight.

Alejandro Garnacho (N/A) –A debut for the talented Argentina youngster but received only a handful of minutes after being introduced in stoppage time.

Chelsea Player Ratings

Édouard Mendy (6) –Hardly andou night in goal for Éard Mendy and cannot be held to account for Ronaldo’s leveler.

César Azpilicueta (6.5) –A relatively quiet night for the Spanish veteran who was not under regular threat on the right side of the back three.

Thiago Silva (6.5) –Nothing more than decent from the Brazilian tonight but through most passages he did not have to stand up and be counted.

Antonio Rüdiger (6) –Whether it is because he has one foot out of the door at Chelsea or not, this was not the best performance from the German this season.

Rece James (8.5) –The best performer on the pitch for Chelsea tonight, Reece James was dynamic going forward with a handful of top chances falling to him as a result.

Marcos Alonso (7.5) – A goalscoring performance tonight for the highest-scoring defender in the Premier League in the last six seasons and a strong overall outing.

Jorginho (7) –A typical performance from Jorginho. Solid in all departments alongside Kanté while enjoying the rub of the green in the first half.

N’Golo Kanté (8) –Unable to complete 90-minutes due to a possible niggle he sustained, but Kanté was very good throughout, particularly in the first half.

Mason Mount (6.5) –Usually one of the top performers for Chelsea this season, Mason Mount had a somewhat off night but still added doses of quality in key phases.

Kai Havertz (7) – A good performance from the young German that included an assist, but he should have scored a handful of his own.

Timo Werner (6.5) –Lively from the other half of the former Bundesliga attacking tandem, but his decision-making at times let him down and only had a few half chances.

Romelu Lukaku (6) –Little involvement from the all-time leading scorer for Belgium as his disappointing return to Stamford Bridge continues.

Christian Pulisic (6) –It could be clear that Christian Pulisic needs a change of scenery as the talented American was lacking in his final ball after only getting sub-minutes.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (5.5) –An unexpected appearance off the bench after N’Golo Kanté was removed early, and did little to really have a say in matters.

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Despite being set to take up a consultancy role at Manchester United when current AFC Ajax boss takes the reigns at Old Trafford, Ralf Rangnick is also set to be confirmed as manager of the Austrian national team within the next 24-48 hours, calling into question if he will be capable of being a key piece of the upcoming Red Devils rebuild.

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The Premier League table as it stands

# Team MP W D L F A D P
1 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 59 80
2 Liverpool FC 33 24 7 2 85 22 63 79
3 Chelsea FC 32 19 8 5 67 27 40 65
4 Arsenal FC 33 19 3 11 52 40 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 18 58
6 Manchester United 34 15th 9 10 53 51 2 54
7 West Ham United 34 15th 7 12 52 44 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15th 4 14 33 29 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 -15th 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 -11 41
12 Brentford FC 34 11 7 16 41 49 -8 40
13 Southampton FC 34 9 13 12 40 56 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 2 38
15th Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15th 38 68 -30 34
17 Burnley FC 33 6 13 14 29 45 -16 31
18 Everton FC 32 8 5 19 34 55 -21 29
19 Watford FC 33 6 4 23 31 67 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 -47 21

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