Played
November 5, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: L. Mason
Attendance: 75570
November 5, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: L. Mason
Attendance: 75570
Player Ratings: Manchester United 1-0 Sunderland
Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates his 25th anniversary with a win after Wes Brown scores an own-goal on his return to Old Trafford.
Anders Lindegaard
18
1
The Dane was handed a start and looked comfortable when called upon. Solid handling and decent distribution.
Patrice Evra
14
1
The French fullback produced a solid display, getting the better of Larsson despite being sucked infield once early on. Forced a superb save from Westwood in the second half.
Phil Jones
11
3
Handled Sessegnon with little bother and was always itching to support the attack. Clever ball to Nani created a good chance at the end of the first half.
Rio Ferdinand
Top of the Match20
15
The defender has been asked to change his game by the manager and he looked far more comfortable back alongside Vidic. Strong positional play although he didn't always win aerial challenges against Bendtner.
Nemanja Vidic
33
1
Another commanding performance from the United captain as the Red Devils kept their fourth clean sheet in a row since their Manchester derby debacle. Dominant in the air snapped into tackles.
Ji-Sung Park
18
2
A busy performance in central midfield. Tended to delay a little too long on the ball but was much better in the second half in an attacking sense.
Nani
23
3
The Portuguese winger looked the most likely man to provide a spark for the hosts for much of the game and grew in confidence. Forced Westwood into action with a sharp shot before delivering the corner from which United took the lead.
Darren Fletcher
8
6
The Scot provided an efficient foil for Rooney, screening the United back four and playing short, simple passes.
Wayne Rooney
22
6
Continued in central midfield, and he certainly looked comfortable in the role as played clever passes and showed good defensive awareness. The problem for United was that it missed its best striker's influence in the final third.
Chicharito
18
12
The Mexican buzzed away and was full of movement - but he looks to still be lacking half a yard of sharpness. Mishit two shots from good positions inside the box and saw a header cleared by Keiran Richardson.
Danny Welbeck
13
13
Struggled to make a real impact against the club where he spent last season on loan. Made some intelligent runs but his touch seemed to desert him.
• Substitutions
Fabio Da Silva
11
0
Replaced Fletcher in the dying seconds.
Michael Carrick
11
3
Replaced Park in the 83rd minute to calm down the midfield as see out the game.
Dimitar Berbatov
11
8
A 73rd minute replacement for Welbeck. Produced some nice touches but had little involvement.
Keiren Westwood
7
1
An impressive performance from the young goalkeeper on his second Premier League appearance. Superb double save in the second half to deny Rooney and then Evra.
Phil Bardsley
2
1
The United old boy had little real impact on the game. Comfortable enough defensively but rarely ventured forward.
Michael Turner
3
0
Showed excellent heading ability and anticipation at the heart of the Sunderland defense.
Wes Brown
Flop of the Match6
5
Had a nightmare return to Old Trafford as headed Nani's corner into his own net in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half.
Kieran Richardson
4
0
Injured after a clash of heads in the first half but was generally solid against the pace and trickery of Nani. Did well to head Hernandez's corner off the line.
Lee Cattermole
1
1
The tenacious midfielder seemed to play a little within himself but made sure to get close to Rooney to prevent United's star man from pulling the strings.
Sebastian Larsson
3
1
The Swedish midfielder flitted in and out of the game but was a threat for the visitors. Had an effort deflected into the side netting, provided the cross for the non-penalty and played an excellent ball across the six-yard box that Bendtner couldn't quite reach.
Jack Colback
2
1
Struggled to have a real impact on the game despite some tidy passing in central midfield. Replaced by Meyler in the 76th minute.
Stéphane Sessegnon
2
1
Never looked comfortable on the left side of midfield and lacked his usual movement and skill. Replaced by El Mohamady in the 76th minute.
Connor Wickham
3
0
Substituted in the fourth minute after going over on his ankle as he challenged Ferdinand. Looked in real pain as he was taken off on a stretcher.
Nicklas Bendtner
5
1
Showed good touch and awareness as the loan striker for the visitors. Placed shot from the edge of the box in the first-half was scrambled away by Lindegaard and nearly got on the end of a Larsson cross late on.
• Substitutions
David Meyler
0
1
Came on for Colback in the 76th minute and his most notable involvement was a rash challenge on Rooney.
Ahmed El Mohamady
1
1
Replaced Sessegnon in the 76th minute and demanded the ball without doing much with it.
Dong-Won Ji
1
1
Posed little threat in midfield but looked much better once he joined Bendtner up front. Made a nuisance of himself in the incident that nearly saw Sunderland awarded a penalty.
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