How we rated the Irons v Manchester United
Niall McDonald hands lout the marks:
Fabianski: Pretty comfortable afternoon. Not sure if he should have held the ball for their first, or if it was a good save 7
Coufal: A truly heroic effort up against Ronaldo. Looked devastated at the final whistle 9
Zouma: Outstanding defending 9
Ogbonna: Looked like he’d been playing alongside Zouma for years 8
Cresswell: Got forwards really well in the second half 8
Soucek: Played his part defensively. I felt at times he wasn’t his usual self running onto crosses in the United box 7
Rice: A magnificent display. By a distance the best central midfielder on the field 10
Benrahma: A different player to last season. Stronger, more robust, shows for the ball and deserved his goal 9
Fornals: All energy as usual. Missed having the focal point of Antonio 8
Vlasic: Showed enough glimpses of ability and potential. Let’s give him a chance to get up to full PL-stamina before we judge him 7
Bowen: Great effort, like Fornals seemed to struggle to get into the middle when we had the ball out wide 8
Coufal: A truly heroic effort up against Ronaldo. Looked devastated at the final whistle 9
Zouma: Outstanding defending 9
Ogbonna: Looked like he’d been playing alongside Zouma for years 8
Cresswell: Got forwards really well in the second half 8
Soucek: Played his part defensively. I felt at times he wasn’t his usual self running onto crosses in the United box 7
Rice: A magnificent display. By a distance the best central midfielder on the field 10
Benrahma: A different player to last season. Stronger, more robust, shows for the ball and deserved his goal 9
Fornals: All energy as usual. Missed having the focal point of Antonio 8
Vlasic: Showed enough glimpses of ability and potential. Let’s give him a chance to get up to full PL-stamina before we judge him 7
Bowen: Great effort, like Fornals seemed to struggle to get into the middle when we had the ball out wide 8
Subs
Yarmolenko: A few trademark flicks and intricate touches nearly paid off 5
Lanzini: Deployed late to help shore up the midfield 5
Noble: Dear me… just when you think you’ve seen everything at West Ham – how do you score someone on one kick???