PL - 02.09.12 - Southampton - Man Utd

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RVP. Damn.

[PSV]

Lindegaard - 7 Didn't cost us a goal by being a fanny.

Rafael - 6 Every Southampton attack became a game of "spot the inapprpriate defensive position Rafael has taken up"...with the exception of the ones where he wasn't actually anywhere on the screen. Set up a goal despite miscontrolling the ball and falling over.

Evra - 6 The problem wth playing Welbeck as a left winger is that it means you're playing Patrice Evra as a left winger, and a left back. Back in the days when there were three Patrice Evra's on the pitch, this was less of a problem.

Rio - 5 A nice surprise to see him back in the team. Pity no one bothered to tell him until about an hour into the game

Vidic - 4 This isn't going to stop until he shaves his hair off.

Valencia - 7 He was doing well until Carrick started drawing everyone slowly over to his side of the pitch and then playing him hospital balls

Carrick - This is the fourth year in a row he hasn't got himself properly fit for the start of the season and has looked hopelessly off the pace as a result.

Cleverley - 6 Hard when your zombie midfield partner doesn't pass you the ball until about a second after you were planning to have passed it yourself.

Welbeck - 5 A right footed striker playing on the left wing by milling around in the middle of the pitch.

Kagawa - 6 See Cleverley

Van Persie - 9 Is it possible for one player to both lose and win you the game?

Scholes - You wont see a better sub appearance than that (until the next time Liverpool bring Henderson on)

Nani - A bit rubbish

Chicharito - Made runs. Didn't start them from offside positions or miscontrol the ball into the middle of Asia. Encouraging.

VanNistelrater - 10 Not dead