Champions League match ratings: Manchester United v Rangers

Manchester United Tomasz Kuszczak 6 Allowed Edwin van der Sar a night's rest. Will seldom have an easier evening, with Rangers not managing a single noteworthy attempt Wes Brown 6 First start of the season and the right-back found Rangers to be obliging opponents, rarely testing the theory that he might be rusty Rio Ferdinand 6 First game back from a knee injury passed without him being overly extended. Slipped back into the team seamlessly Chris Smalling 6 Lack of ambition from opponents made it a comfortable evening for the £10.75m recruit from Fulham last season Fábio da Silva 6 An able deputy for Patrice Evra but he did not drive forward enough for someone who is known for his overlapping runs Antonio Valencia 6 Valencia had not had one of his better games but it is difficult to overstate the importance of the setback his injury represents Darren Fletcher 6 The only man to keep his place from Saturday's draw against Everton. A tireless shift but for all his qualities he does not offer great creativity Darron Gibson 7 A competent display from the midfielder, including another demonstration of his ability to shoot from long distance Park Ji-sung 6 Struggles to have the same impact as for his national team and for all the hard running he was unable to make a telling impact Wayne Rooney 5 Things are just not clicking. His head will never drop and he did not play badly here – but his touch is not there at the moment Javier Hernández 6 After his impressive form in pre-season the Mexican has flickered and he can look a little anxious at times Substitutes Ryan Giggs for Valencia 63mins Michael Owen for Park 75mins Jonny Evans for Fábio da Silva 75mins Rangers Allan McGregor 7 Would have expected a more pressing night and may feel that it was unnecessary to get booked for time-wasting Kirk Broadfoot 7 Quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and one of the few Rangers defenders who had the licence to roam into attacking positions David Weir 7 His curse as a 40-year-old is that it is difficult to mention him without bringing in his age but his longevity can only be admired Madjid Bougherra 6 A number of telling interceptions and clearing headers but he was helped by the fact that United's strikers were so vapid Sasa Papac 6 Like all of the Rangers back line, he can reflect on a decent night's work which thoroughly subdued United's attackers Steven Whittaker 6 Deployed on the right side of defence, he acquitted himself well against Park Ji-sung and, after Valencia's injury, Ryan Giggs Lee McCulloch 7 Job was to patrol the area between defence and midfield, and it was his presence that helped to negate United's forward thrusts Maurice Edu 6 A neat and competent display in the centre of midfield, even if there were occasions when he was guilty of wasting possession Steven Davis 7 One of the more assured Rangers players on the ball. A controlled and disciplined evening, showing a neat appreciation of space Steven Naismith 7 Rangers attacks were so sporadic that we hardly saw him in an attacking sense but he stood out for his hard running and positional play Kenny Miller 6 A difficult evening for the one striker in the team, frequently isolated and going long spells without being prominently involved Substitutes Kyle Lafferty for Miller 80mins Rate the players online now