FA Cup 6th round: Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal (Player Ratings)

United destroyed Arsenal at Old Trafford!

United started off with a rather weird formation as that Fergie placed SEVEN defenders in the starting XI.

So here goes the Player ratings of the FA Cup tie..

Van Der Sar 10/10 : A Remarkable player, denied about 4-6 excellent goal scoring opportunities from the Gunners. Had Van Der Sar not been picked, United could have been easily a couple of goals down. Van Der Sar was also the E ON man of the match..

Fabio- 9/10 - Opened the scoring by scoring his 2nd goal of the season, a brilliant hit into the goal.

Wes Brown - 7/10 Solid defending!

Vidic - 8/10 Heroic performance today

Evra - 7/10 did his job fairly well

Paul Scholes - 9/10 Came on for last 15 minutes, got a yellow card, had argued with the referee.. Made 3 awesome long ball passes to Rooney which should have really resulted in at least 5-0 to United.

Smalling 9/10 - Lead by example, the 21 year old did a brilliant job. Showed confidence, has fit into Rio's shoes very well

Rafael - 7/10 - Had a decent game, did nothing wrong in particular. Showed a lot of motive and zest

Gibson - 6/10 Semi-decent display from the Irish man. Was only good at short-passing, something that is expected from defenders.But he's clearly showing signs of improvement!

O'Shea - 6/10 Contributed to the sluggish United midfield.

Hernandez - 6/10 - Decent show tonight, made some poor crosses which were all over the place

Rooney 9/10 - Brilliant passer of the ball, showed excellent vision, scored a lovely headed goal - something seen regularly till last season.. Scored his 6th goal in 8 games.. Rooney is definitely hitting on an interesting run of goals in a crucial time of the season.. Made a poor finish in extra time which should have been an easy goal.

Antonio Valencia 9/10  - Barely looked like an injured player. Came on at half time for Fabio. Valencia's runs were great to watch.. His crosses were nearly perfect but I'm sure we'll see him getting better and better in the future.

FA Cup 6th round tie: United opponent still unknown!

Arsene Wenger was badly humiliated last season
once he was sent to the stands by the referee!

Arsenal manager, Arsenal Wenger's hypocrite quadruple dreams may all be shattered now as Arsenal MAY face Mancester United in the 6th round of the F.A. Cup! 

Wenger said "We want to go for every single competition, I have said that many times. How far will we go? I personally believe we can go in every competition to the end. But we can stop very quickly". 

The gunners managed a 1-1 draw against a spirited Leyton Orient side, thanks to a 88th minute equaliser by the substitute Tehoue. 


I believe Arsenal will definitely be out of the FA cup on 12th/13th March (when United play Arsenal) IF they manage to win the replay fixture at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal, who are currently sandwiched between the United and City in the premier league table at the 2nd place, are four points away from both.  


So Manchester United's 6th round FA Cup opponent still remains a mystery. A replay fixture will now have to be played at Emirates Stadium next week. We all expect Leyton to do the job there just like Everton did at Chelsea in the 4th Cup replay at Stamford Bridge. Even if Arsenal are through to the 6th round by defeating Leyton Orient, we are NOT scared of Arsenal. We only feel that Leyton Orient will give us a better game than Arsenal!! 


However, March will be a challenging month for United as they face Chelsea and Liverpool away within 6 days followed by Champions League action against Marseille at home on 15th March and finally ending with an easier fixture of Bolton at home on 19th of March. Gear up for an interesting football month of March! 
Keep your comments coming, share how you feel about the Red Devils' future fixtures!