Source: Manchester_EveningNews
United 5 Portsmouth 0: Player ratings
7 Van der Sar: Some early saves and sound handling gave Reds a comfortable platform for success 6 Neville: Some glimpses that were more like the Neville of old 7 Brown: Not much from Pompey's attack to seriously test him 8 Evans: Another competent performance that the new England captain would have been impressed with 6 Evra: No trouble from Portsmouth down his flank and a nice easy afternoon 6 Valencia: Eased back into first team action and revved things up when needed 8 Fletcher: The relentless Scottish dynamo drove United's machine with purpose 7 Carrick: Cool foil to Fletcher's non-stop energy but was effective 7 Nani: Not quite as spectacular as of late but he had some eye-catching moments 7 Rooney: Took his time to get motoring and cause damage but opener was classic 7 Berbatov: One poor miss, well struck goal but lift assist for Valencia chance was glorious highlight Substitutes: Owen: (Berbatov, 66) One good set up for Diouf 6 Gibson: (Fletcher, 66) Decent effort 6 Diouf: (Rooney, 66) Lively spell 6 Not used: Park, Fabio, De Laet, Kuszczak
