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Man Utd Player Ratings: De Gea shines but Depay and Carrick to blame in Liverpool defeat
LIVERPOOL drew first blood against Manchester United with a 2-0 win at Anfield in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 clash.
David De Gea saves Manchester United from embarrassing headline
And here, Express Sport take a look at how Louis van Gaal's side got on...
Manchester United
David De Gea: 9, Guillermo Varela: 4, Chris Smalling: 4, Daley Blind: 4, Marcos Rojo: 4, Morgan Schneiderlin: 5, Marouane Fellaini: 3, Memphis Depay: 3, Juan Mata: 5, Anthony Martial: 5, Marus Rashford: 5
Subs
Michael Carrick (45 minutes): 2, Ander Herrera (79 minutes): 4, Bastian Schweinsteiger (79 minutes): 4
STAR PLAYER
De Gea: The goalkeeper spared United from a truly embarrassing scoreline against their fierce rivals with a string of world-class saves to deny Liverpool even more.
WORST PLAYER
Carrick: The experienced midfielder came on at half-time as a centre-half and was at fault for Liverpool's second goal after his poor clearance fell straight into the path of Roberto Firmino.