HERE are the player ratings from United's narrow victory against fierce rivals Manchester City:

7 Van der Sar: Hope the Dutchman had his Factor 25 on because his only concern was sunburn. A few traing ground stops to make but nothing else until his penalty stop.

7 Brown: Easily contained Beasley and no hassle against Vassell. His shift to full back from recent central defensive performances was as comfortable as it can get for the Mancunian.

6 Heinze: The one Red who had a serious contest on his hands at times particularly when his opposite number Onuoha had a go. It was hit and miss for him.

7 Ferdinand: Didn't have to worry about anything that might force him to stretch his groin. It was a stroll for the England defender.

8 Vidic: The big Serb got his head on every City hopeful ball lumped into box and on the ground he was immovable as well.

7 Ronaldo: Had to put up with a lot of uncompromising challenges but he just got on with tormenting Ball. Surviving intact was his biggest derby test.

6 Carrick: Didn't make an impact against a midfield that had little punch. Had acres in which to work but never really used it efficiently.

7 Scholes: Dominated the midfield with ease. He was on the ball more than anyone but despite feeding teammates nothing seriously came of it.

6 Giggs: Had a good first half when he worked well in tandem with Scholes and looked like he could help tear City apart but second half he looked like he was conserving his energy.

5 Smith: United's dominance didn't lead to him seeing much of the ball and spent almost entire derby just chasing around.

6 Rooney: Quiet by his derby standards playing in a wide role. Couldn't wait to be released into Smith's role but only had 14 minutes in his favoured berth.

Subs:

5 Fletcher (sub Smith 73) Saw game out comfortably.

5 O'Shea (sub Rooney 87) Not much to do.

Solskjaer , Richardson, Kuszczak not used.

Goals:

United: Ronaldo (33 pen).

Bookings:

United: Van der Sar (80), Giggs (84).

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