How Chelsea and Manchester United rated

PETR CECH: 8 Brave as ever for two dives at Rooney's feet. The Premiership's top keeper.

PAULO FERREIRA: 6 Needed the help of Wright-Phillips to contain Ronaldo in the first half.

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MICHAEL ESSIEN: 9 Another remarkable performance from this remarkable player.

JOHN TERRY: 8 Led his team in keeping United at bay and rarely puta foot wrong.

WAYNE BRIDGE: 6 Competent and efficient but offered little in the United half of the field.

CLAUDE MAKELELE: 8 So vital for this team, he snapped at the United attackers all match.

MIKEL JOHN OBI: 7 Physically impressive for a 20-year-old but still finding his feet.

FRANK LAMPARD: 8 Not the player of last season, but made a decisive contribution.

SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS: 6

Failed to take his big chance, lacking confidence on the ball.

JOE COLE: 6 Often looks Chelsea's most dangerous player, but this was not his best day.

DIDIER DROGBA: 7 Bullied Vidic and Ferdinand as best he could and took his goal superbly.

SUBSTITUTES Arjen Robben (for Cole 46) 7.

Salomon Kalou (for Wright-Phillips 93) 7.

Ashley Cole (for Robben 107) 7.

MANCHESTER UNITED

EDWIN VAN DER SAR: 5 Not at his best for two months and slow to react for the winner. 5

WES BROWN: 5 Preferred to O'Shea but was particularly troubled by Robben. 5

RIO FERDINAND: 8 A textbook example of how to cope with the physical threat of Drogba.

NEMANJA VIDIC: 7 An impressive foil to Ferdinand and another assured display from the Serb.

GABRIEL HEINZE: 5 Why he was preferred to attack-minded Evra remains a mystery.

PAUL SCHOLES: 8 Rivalled Essien for man of the match. Superb vision and passing yet again.

MICHAEL CARRICK: 6 A big name who failed to shine. Too slow to look for killer passes.

DARREN FLETCHER: 5 Ferguson continues to talk him up but another lousy performance.

CRISTIANO RONALDO: 5 Much was expected but he delivered as little as he did in Milan.

WAYNE ROONEY: 7 Commitment never wavers, and carried the biggest attacking threat.

SUBSTITUTES

Alan Smith (for Fletcher 92) 6.

John O'Shea (for Carrick 111) 7.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (for Giggs 111) 7.