A win in Moscow puts us in charge of the group and looking certain to qualify for the knockout  stages.

Let’s see how the players rated.

Van der Sar 8 - Never really troubled, but commanded the area well and did his job.

Neville 7 – Done for pace a couple of times, but recovered well each time and generally had a good game.

Ferdinand 7 - Solid at the back. Didn’t put a foot wrong.

Vidic 5  - Looked very uncertain and pout us in trouble a few times. Hope he’s back to his best on Sunday.

Fabio 8 - Excellent. it was like playing with two left wingers all night. Was rarely troubled by Krasic.

Valencia 7 – Wasteful at times, needs to cut inside more often as he’s very predictable at the moment, but got some good balls in and took his goal well.

Anderson 7 - Commanded the midfield. Played further forward than usual, but adapted well and even tracked back a few times.

Scholes 7 – Nothing special from him. A few good long balls to the wings, but kept possession well. Only completed 88% of his passes tonight. Must work harder

O’ Shea 7 - Didn’t notice him much to be honest, but didn’t notice any mistakes so he must have done okay.

Nani 7 - Threatened on a few occasions, put some good crosses in and would have scored if not for the brilliant Akinfeev.

Berbatov 5 – Moped about up front, moaning at his team mates instead of trying to actually get himself into a good position to win the ball or score. Disappointing.

Subs:

Brown 6 - Did well. Dominated aerially.

Owen 5 - Still not firing on all cylinders. Will he ever?

Carrick 6 - Did well when he came on, if only for a few minutes. Won the ball back and started a couple of attacks.