Manchester United dominated for ninety minutes against Portsmouth but left the Red masses frustrated as they failed to convert a series of excellent chances. The dominance, luckily, continued with the spot-kicks that followed as the Red Devils retained the Community Shield. ManUtdWeb rates the players following the penalty shoot-out win over Harry Redknapp’s F.A Cup winners.
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Edwin van der Sar - The Dutchman was something of a pedestrian throughout the game. Faultless when called into action and saved one spot-kick with his leg but VDS won't have had many quieter afternoons. 7/10.
Gary Neville - Making his first start in seventeen months, few were expecting great things from Nev. The skipper completed 66 minutes and made some neat passes but was clearly lacking pace and needs more time to find his fitness. 5/10.
Rio Ferdinand - Another player who wasn't called into action all that often. However, Rio kept Pompey's frontline quiet and looks set to continue a formidable defensive partnership with Vidic. 7/10.
Nemanja Vidic - As above. The hard-hitting Serb received a great reception from United's following and responded with a confident display at centre-half. He dealt with more or less everything thrown at him.
Patrice Evra - A lively display from the Frenchman who was keen to attack the ball down the left flank. A few sloppy touches but Evra will be confident of another good season. 6/10
Darren Fletcher - missed a glorious open-goal opportunity moments before the interval but produced a tireless display. The Scot is lacking confidence but worked hard and sent a deft chip against the crossbar in the second-half. 6/10.
Paul Scholes - The midfielder played very deep which probably contributed to United's lack of spark in attack. At times, he made some excellent, creative passes but had a largely quiet afternoon. 6/10.
John O'Shea - Sheasy rarely looks comfortable in centre-midfield and he wasn't heavily involved on Sunday afternoon before coming off after 66 minutes. However, with United dominating throughout, the Irishman didn't need to do a lot more. 5/10.
Nani - More cynical United fans criticised the winger as he wasted chances to create goalscoring opportunities for United. However, Nani also proved the Reds' most dangerous asset and looked the most ambitious player on the park. The jury is still out. 7/10.
Ryan Giggs - Making his 760th appearance for United, the 34-year-old produced a couple of darting runs which terrified Pompey and he took his penalty well - but tired legs slowed him down as the game rumbled towards a stalemate. 6/10.
Carlos Tevez - After a cracking pre-season, the powerhouse striker looks raring to go. He was United's busiest player and came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock on a number of occasions. If he scores against the Barcodes, he'll be brimming with confidence. 8/10. MAN OF THE MATCH.
Substitutes:
Wesley Brown - Replaced Neville during the second-half and will be desperate to make the right-back spot his own. Brown had a quiet spell on the pitch as the Reds controlled the latter stages. 6/10.
Michael Carrick - Took his penalty well and strung some nice passing moves together during a cameo 24-minute appearance. 6/10.
Fraizier Campbell - A player with bags of potential, the 20-year-old should have been introduced earlier-on. Showed some great skills to create a super chance for himself and looked delighted to get his hands on the Shield. 6/10.
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Edwin van der Sar - The Dutchman was something of a pedestrian throughout the game. Faultless when called into action and saved one spot-kick with his leg but VDS won't have had many quieter afternoons. 7/10.
Gary Neville - Making his first start in seventeen months, few were expecting great things from Nev. The skipper completed 66 minutes and made some neat passes but was clearly lacking pace and needs more time to find his fitness. 5/10.
Rio Ferdinand - Another player who wasn't called into action all that often. However, Rio kept Pompey's frontline quiet and looks set to continue a formidable defensive partnership with Vidic. 7/10.
Nemanja Vidic - As above. The hard-hitting Serb received a great reception from United's following and responded with a confident display at centre-half. He dealt with more or less everything thrown at him.
Patrice Evra - A lively display from the Frenchman who was keen to attack the ball down the left flank. A few sloppy touches but Evra will be confident of another good season. 6/10
Darren Fletcher - missed a glorious open-goal opportunity moments before the interval but produced a tireless display. The Scot is lacking confidence but worked hard and sent a deft chip against the crossbar in the second-half. 6/10.
Paul Scholes - The midfielder played very deep which probably contributed to United's lack of spark in attack. At times, he made some excellent, creative passes but had a largely quiet afternoon. 6/10.
John O'Shea - Sheasy rarely looks comfortable in centre-midfield and he wasn't heavily involved on Sunday afternoon before coming off after 66 minutes. However, with United dominating throughout, the Irishman didn't need to do a lot more. 5/10.
Nani - More cynical United fans criticised the winger as he wasted chances to create goalscoring opportunities for United. However, Nani also proved the Reds' most dangerous asset and looked the most ambitious player on the park. The jury is still out. 7/10.
Ryan Giggs - Making his 760th appearance for United, the 34-year-old produced a couple of darting runs which terrified Pompey and he took his penalty well - but tired legs slowed him down as the game rumbled towards a stalemate. 6/10.
Carlos Tevez - After a cracking pre-season, the powerhouse striker looks raring to go. He was United's busiest player and came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock on a number of occasions. If he scores against the Barcodes, he'll be brimming with confidence. 8/10. MAN OF THE MATCH.
Substitutes:
Wesley Brown - Replaced Neville during the second-half and will be desperate to make the right-back spot his own. Brown had a quiet spell on the pitch as the Reds controlled the latter stages. 6/10.
Michael Carrick - Took his penalty well and strung some nice passing moves together during a cameo 24-minute appearance. 6/10.
Fraizier Campbell - A player with bags of potential, the 20-year-old should have been introduced earlier-on. Showed some great skills to create a super chance for himself and looked delighted to get his hands on the Shield. 6/10.
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