Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Live Player Ratings

David Moyes' Manchester United have had a torrid start to 2014, but just a week after securing their first victory over the year against Swansea City, they must travel to Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho has this Chelsea side playing extremely effective football—attacking with pace and venom with game-winners everywhere, yet solid as a rock in defence.

Without Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, can the Red Devils achieve the seemingly impossible?

Check in here for live player ratings for both sides—updated at half-time and full-time!

Player	Position	H/T Rating	F/T Rating
Subs
Petr Cech	GK	7	7
Branislav Ivanovic	RB	6	6
Gary Cahill	CB	7	8
John Terry	CB	8	8
Cesar Azpilicueta	LB	6	7
Ramires	DM	7	7
David Luiz	DM	6	6
Willian	RW	8	8
Oscar	AMC	8	8
Eden Hazard	LW	7	8
Samuel Eto’o	ST	9	10
John Obi Mikel	DM	N/A	6
Fernando Torres	ST	N/A	N/A
Nemanja Matic	DM	N/A	N/A

Player	Position	H/T Rating	F/T Rating
Subs
David De Gea	GK	7	6
Rafael	RB	7	6
Jonny Evans	CB	6	6
Nemanja Vidic	CB	4	4
Patrice Evra	LB	5	5
Phil Jones	DM	5	6
Michael Carrick	DM	7	7
Antonio Valencia	RM	6	6
Ashley Young	LM	5	5
Adnan Januzaj	AMC	8	7
Danny Welbeck	ST	6	6
Chris Smalling	RB	N/A	6
Javier Hernandez	ST	N/A	7

Chelsea XI

Petr Cech: Made several strong saves to keep his side's sheet clean in the first half. One moment of madness excused, he was solid.

Branislav Ivanovic: Decent game from the Serbian, though not outstanding in any way.

Gary Cahill: Dealt with aerial assault well, made strong clearances. Assisted Samuel Eto'o's second goal.

John Terry: Excellent positioning for crosses, unflappable overall.

Cesar Azpilicueta: Tested and tormented, but didn't yielded. Another good showing on the wrong side.

Ramires: Decent leading charges from deep in midfield.

David Luiz: Threw himself around robustly, but it wasn't his finest game at all.

Willian: Superb in surging from deep and distributing. Very tidy in possession, hard worker out of it.

Oscar: Dropping deep to collect ball, helping to create chances and is balancing the formation.

Eden Hazard: Looked electric when given the ball, just didn't see much of it. United were very wary of him.

Samuel Eto’o: Chelsea's hat-trick hero. Opportunistic is the word.

United XI

David De Gea: Should have done better for Eto'o's second goal, but solid overall.

Rafael: A menace going forward, dealt with Hazard as best he could. Was switched to left-back in the second half and did OK. Should have been sent off in the last minute.

Jonny Evans: The better of the two centre-backs, decent in possession.

Nemanja Vidic: A poor game for Vidic. Shoddy when filtering wide, dropped the ball for Eto'o's second. Sent off late on.

Patrice Evra: A non-entity going forward, unsure in defence.

Antonio Valencia: Combined with Rafael well and penetrated the box, but no end-product to be found.

Michael Carrick: Very strong in possession and tidy on the ball. A rare plus-point.

Phil Jones: His first game back and it showed. Rusty, slow and let Eto'o go for the opener. Good positioning for United's sole strike, though.

Ashley Young: Started with gusto, but missed a great chance and got booked in the first half. Subbed later.

Adnan Januzaj: The brightest of United's XI. Has created two great chances inside the box and looked tidy overall.

Danny Welbeck: Played OK, strong on the ball and dropping in, but didn't show the predatory instinct needed.

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