Manchester United v. Portsmouth - Ratings

Howard – Not much to do, no chance with the goal - 6

G Neville – Solid defensively, well forward well too and some great crosses. - 7

Brown – Solid enough -6.5

Silvestre – Decent, no real mistakes. -6.5

Heinze – One of his poorest games for us. Looked pretty tired too. -5

O'Shea – Almost invisible - 4

P Neville – Usual, did ok. 6

Scholes – Disappeared as the game progressed. -5

Ronaldo – Didn't have much to do, but did what he had to do well. - 7

Van Nistelrooy – Not sharp, but decent game considering he hasn't played for 3 months! -6

Rooney – 2 great goals, always looked dangerous. Best player on the pitch! – 9

Substitutes:

Giggs - Was poor again. -4

Smith - Good control, tacking and passing. I reckon we'll see more of him in the midfield. - 7

Fortune - N/A (Should have started.)