Tomasz Kuszczak 6 Allowed Edwin van der Sar a night's rest. Will seldom have an easier evening, with Rangers not managing a single noteworthy attempt
Wes Brown 6First start of the season and the right-back found Rangers to be obliging opponents, rarely testing the theory that he might be rusty.
Rio Ferdinand 6
First game back from a knee injury passed without him being overly extended. Slipped back into the team seamlessly
Chris Smalling 6
Lack of ambition from opponents made it a comfortable evening for the £10.75m recruit from Fulham last season
Fábio da Silva 6
An able deputy for Patrice Evra but he did not drive forward enough for someone who is known for his overlapping runs
Antonio Valencia 6
Valencia had not had one of his better games but it is difficult to overstate the importance of the setback his injury represents
Darren Fletcher 6
The only man to keep his place from Saturday's draw against Everton. A tireless shift but for all his qualities he does not offer great creativity
Darron Gibson 7
A competent display from the midfielder, including another demonstration of his ability to shoot from long distance
Park Ji-sung 6
Struggles to have the same impact as for his national team and for all the hard running he was unable to make a telling impact
Wayne Rooney 5
Things are just not clicking. His head will never drop and he did not play badly here – but his touch is not there at the moment
Javier Hernández 6
After his impressive form in pre-season the Mexican has flickered and he can look a little anxious at times
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs for Valencia 63mins
Michael Owen for Park 75mins
Jonny Evans for Fábio da Silva 75mins
Rangers
Allan McGregor 7
Would have expected a more pressing night and may feel that it was unnecessary to get booked for time-wasting
Kirk Broadfoot 7
Quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and one of the few Rangers defenders who had the licence to roam into attacking positions
David Weir 7
His curse as a 40-year-old is that it is difficult to mention him without bringing in his age but his longevity can only be admired
Madjid Bougherra 6
A number of telling interceptions and clearing headers but he was helped by the fact that United's strikers were so vapid
Sasa Papac 6
Like all of the Rangers back line, he can reflect on a decent night's work which thoroughly subdued United's attackers
Steven Whittaker 6
Deployed on the right side of defence, he acquitted himself well against Park Ji-sung and, after Valencia's injury, Ryan Giggs
Lee McCulloch 7
Job was to patrol the area between defence and midfield, and it was his presence that helped to negate United's forward thrusts
Maurice Edu 6
A neat and competent display in the centre of midfield, even if there were occasions when he was guilty of wasting possession
Steven Davis 7
One of the more assured Rangers players on the ball. A controlled and disciplined evening, showing a neat appreciation of space
Steven Naismith 7
Rangers attacks were so sporadic that we hardly saw him in an attacking sense but he stood out for his hard running and positional play
Kenny Miller 6
A difficult evening for the one striker in the team, frequently isolated and going long spells without being prominently involved
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