View From A Blue

Hart - Clichy’s atrocious error for the second goal means that Hart has escaped some criticism, but he’ll be disappointed to be beaten by a shot that crept in on his near side - 6 Zabaleta - His worst game in a long time. Defensively shaky, his positioning for CSKA’s winner was questionable and he offered very little moving [...]

Hart - Although neat in possession, much of United’s control was in deep areas and Hart only had two saves to make. His stop to deny Van Persie was fairly routine, but then pulled off a great save to prevent Di Maria from finding the corner - 7 Zabaleta - Won the highly-anticipated battle with Di Maria and was [...]

Caballero - His positioning for the first goal was appalling and he’ll be disappointed to have been caught in no man’s land for the second. In between those two moments, he was hardly a picture of authority, dropping crosses and fumbling shots - 4 Sagna - He was fairly bright in the opening exchanges, overlapping well and showing [...]

Hart - His penalty save will grab the headlines and understandably so, but his stop in the opening minutes to deny Mason was outstanding and he thwarted Soldado again after the break, this time from a swivelled effort. The scoreline looks thumping, yet it could have been very different had Hart not produced a magnificent display - [...]

Hart - One vital stop to deny Richardson when through on goal. Hardly called into action otherwise - 6 Zabaleta - Not as much of an attacking threat as he often is, but very solid down the right flank. His influence increased after the break and he started to become a little more prominent in the final third as [...]