Player ratings vs. Man Utd

Another day, another match, another goal conceded in the first 10 minutes. I reckon soon the opposition fans will start booing if they don't see an early goal.

Here are my ratings:

Schmeichel: 6 - Distribution sometimes poor again, but dealt with what he could in the penalty area.
Ricardo: 6 - Was a major contributor to conceding the goal and given a tough time defensively. But still a class operator in general play going forward.
Evans: 7 - A good reader of the game; looks a better partner for either Maguire or Morgan than each other.
Maguire: 8 - Often the driving force in the game as he was more determined than the central midfielders in front of him to get the ball forward in whatever way he could. Defensively strong also. My choice for our MOTM.
Chilwell: 7 - Made several characteristic forward runs to help push the team forward. Another good performance.
Ndidi: 6 - Looks happier playing the bigger teams where there's less pressure on him to set the pace of the game. But still not prime Ndidi.
Mendy: 5 - Off form and shouldn't be playing. Barely even looked forward, let alone attempt a pass in that direction. But did read the game well to make interceptions at times.
Gray: 5 - Had the kind of game where he didn't look certain which pitch he was playing on. Too often slow in the mind.
Maddison: 6 - Despite the consternation over his substitution, he wasn't exactly tearing the Man Utd defence apart. Willing to get on the ball and put in some good corners though.
Barnes: 7 - Lively and keen to make something happen. A surprise that he should stay on for the entire match, but deserved it.
Vardy: 6 - Cut a frustrated figure and was lucky not to get send off for a wild challenge in the first half. Got a couple of half chances but may be starting to lack confidence given how few good chances he's getting.

Ghezzal: 6 - Looked visibly knocked by the booing that greeted his substitution, but grew into the game and had a very good free kick well saved.
Okazaki: 6 - Suffering from lack of game time. Ran around a lot and put himself about, but made too many wrong decisions around the box.
Iheanacho: 5 - Made one superb headed clearance to spark an attack to the opposite end of the pitch. Unfortunately that header was in the Man Utd box.


In a way, this was a game of two halves. The first was Man Utd's, as they showed their quality and we once again conceded early. In the second, Utd looked weaker, more tired, and a comeback could have been on if we'd found the necessary quality and inventiveness.
Obviously, we didn't.