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!
| 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 |
| 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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