Manchester vs Porto, players ratings

by 24 horas

Porto
Baia 6
Paulo Ferreira 6
Jorge Costa 6
Ricardo Carvalho 8 [pick the best player of the match]
Nuno Valente 7
Costinha 6
Alenitchev 6
Deco 4
Maniche 6
Carlos Alberto 4
McCarthy 6

subs Pedro Emanuel 6
Jankauskas 6
Ricardo Fernandes 2

referee Valentin Ivanov 4

 

Manchester United

Howard 4
Phil Neville 6
Brown 6
Gary Neville 6
O'Shea 6
Djemba 4
Butt 6
Fletcher 6
Scholes 8
Giggs 6
Nistelrooy 6

subs
Saha 4
Ronaldo NR
Solskjaeer 2

attendance
67,000

 

Soccer America about the game


"Planky Howard costs Utd: Howard gaffe ruins Fergie's Euro dream"
-- The Sun headline after Manchester United's 1-1 tie with Porto knocked it out of the European Champions League, 3-2, on aggregate. Howard, in trying to catch a 25-yard free kick from Benni McCarthy, parried the ball to set up Costinha's 90th minute goal.

"We have not reacted to the rebound and that's the first thing you have to do as a defender."
-- Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson. (The Sun)

"The consequences of the tiny flaw are monstrous. A potential 10 million pounds [$18 million] of Champions League income has eluded Old Trafford and Ferguson's credit rating is sure to be down-graded."
-- The Guardian on the Phil Neville foul and Howard's inability to handle the free kick it granted Porto.

 

I hope they don't give up on Tim Howard, still a good keeper in my book

 

somebody should be on the line to help Tim Howard, just like Nuno Valente did a couple plays later, he saved the game