Player Ratings: Manchester United u21s 1-3 FC Nordsjælland u21s | OneFootball

Manchester United u21s ended their Premier League International Cup campaign with a 1-3 loss to FC Nordsjælland which sees them finish in 7th place out 8, only ahead of Liverpool.

Here are our player ratings for the match. Read the detailed match report of all the action here.

(A score of 6 is around average)

Tom Myles – 5 – Started well with a good save and getting off his line quick to cut off the angles in two 1v1 situations but made a mistake for their second goal, passing straight to the forward to score.

Habeeb Ogunneye – 4.5 – A night to forget for Ogunneye, his wayward back pass set Nordsjælland through for their first goal and he struggled under the physicality of their press in possession. The few times he ventured forward, his delivery into the box was also poor.

Louis Jackson – 5.5 – Struggled a bit under the press in possession and with Nordsjælland’s quick transitions and runs in behind but was strong in the air.

Godwill Kukonki – 5.5 – Could have possibly done better with his goal line clearance, which immediately preceded their first goal and moved the ball too slowly in possession.

Harry Amass – 7.5 – One of the only players who looked capable of playing to the tempo of the opposition and handling their press. He held the ball well, made some incisive runs, and provided a good cross to Obi late in the match that could have been an assist. He also held his own defensively with some good 1v1 challenges.

Sekou Kone – 6 – A decent performance as he comes back from injury, particularly his defensive output and tracking of runners. On the ball he had some neat touches but wasn’t assertive enough to gain to control for United and couldn’t pull off his passes when he tried to play more expansively.

Jack Moorhouse – 5 – Was overrun in midfield and wasn’t able to play through Nordsjælland’s press, who gave him no time on the ball to turn and run.

Ruben Curley – 5.5 – Played one good cross into the box that threatened but generally wanted too many touches on the ball and wasn’t able to carve out many openings.

Ashton Missin – 6 – Tried to create a few openings on the right wing with his change of pace but never really got into a rhythm.

Chido Obi – 7.5 – Didn’t see the ball for the opening half hour but suddenly came alive with a thunderbolt of a shot off the crossbar before looking threatening every time he saw the ball. Scored one and could have had another if he could have sorted his feet a bit quicker, but was generally let down with the service supplied to him throughout.

Sam Mather – 5 – A near non-identity, he had little impact on the match which is far too often his problem.

Substitutes

Jack Kingdon – 6 – Solid defensively and moved the ball a bit quicker on his introduction.

Finley McAllister – 7.5 – An incredible assist for Obi to score, cutting through the entire Nordsjælland side from back to front with an eye of the needle pass. Also offered a lot of fight in midfield to match their intensity, helping gain a foothold in the match late on.

Jayce Fitzgerald – 7.5 – Transformed the midfield on his introduction with good ball manipulation and body feints to dodge challenges and open up the pitch to play forward which the starting midfielders failed to do. His ability to touch into space and quickly release the ball allowed United to gain some control in the second half.

Amir Ibragimov – 6 – Provided more energy further up the pitch and linked with the ball decently but wasn’t overly threatening.

Malachi Sharpe – 6 – Was a willing runner in the final stages of the match.

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