Fair enough ratings, although i think Dong is marked a little too high. Didn't seem to know when to make his run & was bullied by the CB's. Impressed with Eagles attitude which seems to have improved a lot from his days on loan when he was more worried about his hair than performances.

Dong had least impact,how anyone could score him ahead of Solksjaer is ridiculous.Kuszcak 6 was accurate.Brown showed great maturity,as he did in Milan.The only thing the game proved was that their 2nd eleven is stronger than ours.Eagles showed promise.Lee was taken to the cleaners a few times,but hey that's what learning is all about.On that performance sell Heinze,Richardson and Fletcher.

How can you give Kuszczak 6? Yes, he made some good reaction saves but he was a nightmere in the air and most of the heroics of our defence were due to him.

I thought Chris Eagles was MoM and would give him an 8. Unfortunately I have to agree with the 5 for Ole, he was well out of it. I was surprised he wasn't given the armband - maybe that would have given him more purpose.

Very undecided about Dong. At first I was disappointed and didn't see the same natural striker instincts as Rossi. There were touches of promise here and there but he needs another year - maybe at Sunderland.

Didn't Eagles get booked as well?

Kitkat only has four fingers thats why he cant catch a ball as a result I have to give him an 8 for cleaning up the mess he had already made.

George, are you off your head? Sell Heinze oand Fletcher on the basis of one meaningless game?! Have a bit of sense!

I didn't get to watch the match but I think people saying Dong was poor is a bit harsh. his first start and he's us against two of the best defensive players in the country! However I do now agree we need a new striker. ole has never been great when starting and will retire soon. Smith seems a good backup and as much as I like Saha I think his inability to be fit in his mind is a problem.

Agree with George.

Ratings as a whole are a bit of a joke and these are no different.

Take the Solksjaer comment: "The Norwegian didn't really make much of an impact - 5"

Well if he didn't make any impact why does he get a "5"?

Why can't he get something lower? It sems "5" is the cut-off point.

I don't remember Solksjaer even touching the ball. Oh yes, he did, just remembered, and he duly gave it away immediately each time it came to him. Perhaps a score of a "3" or "2" or even "1" would've been more appropriate.

Agree also with what was posted here about Dong. He was hardly impressive. In fact he looked totally lost. I've seen him on two-close season tours and whereas he showed a nice touch for his goal in Aisa, in South Africa last year he looked very inept. Like he had not progressed at all.

He needs plenty of high-level games before he looks the part in the Prem. Fergie will not give him the luxury to find his feet by playing him up-front week-in week-out, so expect him to be shipped out to some other side in England to learn the rough and tumble side of things. (And never come back.) The way Essien muscled him out last night, when he was in front of Essien, with a clear run on goal was amateurish.

Yet he got a rating of "6". A "0" would've been too kind.

What about Richardson? He looked rubbish in midfield and played like a schoolboy at full-back (a rubbish one at that); slicing the ball everywhere, clearing it into his own team-mates and not even looking where he was kicking it most of the time.

Yet he got an 'average' "5".

At best he warranted a "3" for his midfield contribution and no more (and possibly less) for his defensive antics.

Actually this is a waste of time.

Let me go do something else.

:-)

Dong was disappointing becaues he is capable of more than that. When was the last time he played the reserves? He looked completely out of sorts. But the times he got the ball he showed good technique, better than Park especially his first touch and balance. Then again, Rooney was fairly quiet when he came on as well.

Also, I think Eagles deserves a 7 at least, he was a livewire all game! Definitely our most active player, was a threat going forward, and never shirked his defensive duties, getting stuck in and helping his mate Kieran Lee.

I think eagles rating should have been higher as he did really well in the circumstances. He was the pick of the bunch of youngsters on show, all though that is not to write off lees performance, who i think did well also. eagles 8 and lee 7 for keeping cole, phillips and kalou in his pocket (slight exageration, but you know what i mean).

Lee you'll be doing the Joan Collins gag next! George not like you to be so harsh but fair enough Dong looked rubbish. Does he generate that much merchendise?

Southern Red - spot on..

kk was so bad, near the end of the game everyone wathcing had started laughing at him, he had gone beyond the point where we had an ounce of confidence in him, i now hope i never see this guy play for utd again.

Eagles, what a performance, seemed to be everywhere, with his attitude he will def play many more games for utd.
Dong, i had waited sooo long to see him play, for me his attitude is not right, the moment rooney came on we actually had someone harrying and putting defenders under a bit of presure, dong at no time chased anything down, NOT HAPPY the bells toll for dong.

What you all need to know is that players like Eagles and Kieran Richardson will never be good enough for United as they lack the all imprtant flair. They are energetic and full of trying, but see the one on one agains the best teams and you see they fall through! I saw Richardson play in some of his first games and never understood the hype. He should have been sold after his 2 goals for England. And Heinze must be sold now, he lacks pace and always has to cheat aganst really good wingers. Evra is quicker and much better going forward. Fletcher, well, 2 good games in Europe isnt going to convince me. Would he have been in Tottenhams starting eleven...??? You come up with the answer...
But to really make a judgment you need to see players like Dong alongside first teamers, not like yesterday when none of the starting eleven would have been there in a real match when all is fit.

O'Shea and Brown are good squad players and can fill in at several positions.

Predictable enough that the majority of comments have preferred to focus on the negative. I think there were some positives.

Kieran Lee has been our best reserve all season and played really, really well for the first hour. He faded quite badly in the last 30 minutes but that's to be expected, he's played very little competitive football in recent weeks. Definitely one for the future.

Chris Eagles also played well. He had some poor touches in the first few minutes but, once he settled, put in a decent display. Not sure if he will turn out to be United quality but definitely worth holding onto. Hopefully he can go on loan next season, ideally to a Premiership side, maybe Sunderland?

Kitkat was terrible on crosses but he is a superb shot-stopper. He's a big unit, so hopefully he can learn to command his area bettter with the right coaching. Again, worth holding onto but should be sent out on loan next season, with Foster coming in at number 2.

Dong just doesn't look like he's enjoying his football. He's looked the same for the reserves all summer. Totally different player to the one we say on the tour last summer. He also took ages to settle at Antwerp but he did eventually go on to make a big impact. I wonder if he's just home-sick? By all acounts he was superb for China in their recent WC qualifiers. He does seem to have something about him but I reckon we'll have to be very patient with him.

Pedro I here people on here talk about Fletcher and say oh its only Wigan or only Blackburn when he playe well. Never have I heard someone say if he can do it against 2 top class opposition he should go. surely those performances prove he is a more then able squad player. Whether he can make the Spurs team or not means nothing, he is a decent squad player for us and thats all that counts! I though he played quite well yesterday and some of his touches and movement showed he had been learning off Scholes. Eagles was MOM IMO closly followed by Brown. He showed lots of flair and has a decent cross on him as well as being a decent set-piece taker. I think Gareth Bale isn't needed as Richardson is more then capable at LB. I thought he shored things up when Heinze came off and would have given him a 6. Smith played well too I thought. Dong didn't have much of an impact, but they were difficult circumstances. I can't believe someone said he was better then Park. Just showed they know nothing about football there. Park has been a great squad player and was breaking into the first team scoring 4 in 4. Dong made his debut yesterday, so no comparison can be made, especially as they don't even play in the same positions! Kieran Lee did well aswell and I think we need no additions to our defence this sumer. If anything we have more then required if we bring back our loan stars.

Rick, you ere going so well too ! I thought all the players worked exremely hard band were a credit to the club & supporters but proved what we already know about most of them. KK for me, just handed Foster the shirt next year for prob' 20 to 30 appearances and sealed a loan move for himself ! Richardson - who has this amazing ability to not anticipate a pass from a team-mate so rendering the ball motionless at his feet (& therefore gets caught in possession) AND also when passing himself seems to be able to pass either behind the man OR straight at him when they're in acres of space - may have sealed his departure (hopefully for a decent fee, lets pray WBA come up!)Passing for a teamate to run on to the ball seems totally alien to him (mind you, judging by his appearance, could he really be an .....). Alas poor Joric, sorry i mean ole, finally proved that he is finished at the top level - one too many injuries to come back from for the legend ! Wes played like a first teamer should ! JoS proved why he is a true squad player. Gaby was well Gaby - the only player at teh club who can compete with Silvstre for the can't pass wind trophy & the don't know how to distribute (other than a hoof) the ball award ! Still i bet i wouldn't have surrendered a goose Green!! Fletcher showed why he is Fletcher - sporadic harrying, some nice spins out of trouble, some dreadful passes (a few real hospital balls included!), generally plenty of energy but too often knocked off the ball by my aunt flo !! Smith showed why he is Alan Smith -much loved for his bags of true grit but not a midfielder !! Lee showed plenty of potential & at times composure which at this level is a pre-requisite whilst Eagles although he prob' won't make it to the very top with United showed that he's more natural ability than Fletcher or Richardson will ever have (esp' compared to the opportunities they've had!). Dong - sorry, will never make a striker in the Prem - no awareness, no pace & not enough strength doesn't mean he's rubbish just not good enough (esp for us!). KEEP THAT CHIN UP !!

mick, how long has summer been going on over there ? It's only just started up here in the north !!

On the positives, you didn't mention Wes, who was fantastic, typical Wes (will therefore have a stinker on saturday)!

Good point Balders, that should have been "all season". This global warming malarkey is going to my head!

And I didn't mention Wes because we already know he's a brilliant defender. He just confirmed that last night.

Mick kitkat is the worst goalkeeper i have seen since the great paddy roach, you say he's a good shot stopper, true, when the ball is kicked straight at him reading you comment i reckon you're a bit of a hoarder. for me get rid of the guy and let him take dingdangdong along with him

no worries Mick, i've promised myself that one day i'll make it over to Ireland but when i read that about you're 'long summer' i was ready to change this yrs holiday plans !

V.True about Wes, he really is a top player, just bad luck seems to follow him at times (eg the citeh 'penalty')

Sorry guys... but what a poor second team. Chelsea totally ouplayed United and has extra strengh in the position that MU really nedds to take in account next season:DM/CM/AM: Makelele,Essien,Diarra,Obi, Ballack, Lampard, Joe cole.
United has: Carrick, Scholes,Fletcher,O'shea. Apart of Scholes none of the others would have a chance to fight for a place there.
KR really poor, Kuszack fantastic and dangerous, Smith( sell him), Let Sol go next season so can be remenbered for the great achievs at the club. To be honest the only one stable was Brown.

TMUF, you should learn to read better because I said Dong's technique and first touch is better than Park, not as an overall player, Park's experience and work rate is what sets them apart. Yes he (Park) has finally started to score some goals this season until he got injured, but his technique just isn't that great, he is much better when the ball is played into space and he runs onto it. Dong can control the really high balls like the one on the touchline where he stopped it very well but it just went out of play, before he got clobbered by Essien. By no means is he ready for 1st team yet but let's just be patient, and in the meantime enjoy the extra revenue he generates ey?

To give Eagles and Dong both six is madness! Eagles created something and worked his socks off. Dong is probably one of the least talented strikers I've ever seen. He did absolutely nothing right and seemed more sweat before the game than when he went off). If Ruud was sold because he didn't contribute to the team, then Dong must be long gone before next season kick's off!

Valtinho: Richest club in the world, ever, vs. most indebted club in the world, ever. Chelsea's squad is of course better, especially when you consider their normal bench cost them around 80-100m. Our back-up players aren't as good, but we don't have 24m to spend on a backup winger, 30m for a backup striker, 6m for a backup centre back, etc. On the other hand, they didn't do too well over christmas when they lost a goalie and a defender, did they? It would be funny to hear mourinho make that argument, to claim that his squad is better than ours, and in the next sentence claim Chelsea surrendered the league when they lost Cech and Terry. Would be typical of that lot.

Don't be silly, Valtinho. You can't compare the squad Chelsea put out last night with ours. Look at the starting line-ups in a bit more detail.

Essien, Terry, Bridge, Ferreira and Makalele are all integral members of Chelsea's best XI (you could argue the toss about Ashley Cole but Bridge is a better player). Kalou, Diarra, Wright-Philips and Mikel are fringe players but have played a LOT of games this season.

We didn't have a SINGLE player in our starting XI who would be guaranteed a start for our first team. Fletcher, Brown, O'Shea, Smith, Ole and Heinze are fringe players. All the rest were kids.

And we went to Chelsea's home ground and came away with a point. Which says it all.

It's pointless to compare Chelse's strongest area of their squad with our weakest. How about comparing strength in depth in defence, or up front, if you're that way inclined?