{"id":86403,"date":"2025-05-09T04:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/86403\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T04:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:15:11","slug":"man-utd-player-ratings-vs-athletic-club-mason-mount-roars-but-another-8-10-star-becomes-latest-untouchable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/86403\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd player ratings vs Athletic Club, Mason Mount roars but another 8\/10 star becomes latest untouchable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United\u2019s first-leg win was a strong foundation as they won 4-1 at Old Trafford in a late salvo where they recovered from an early scare. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A scrappy start to the game was brought to life, contrary to what Man Utd<\/a> wanted, as Athletic struck first at the half-hour mark to send United\u2019s nerves tingling. <\/p>\n

Missed chances were a familiar story for Man Utd the rest of the first half as they went in trailing 0-1. <\/p>\n

The second half wasn\u2019t much better from United but the trio of substitutes changed the game with Mason Mount<\/a> scoring in his second consecutive game to restore parity on the day and end the tie as a contest. <\/p>\n

Casemiro added garnish soon after and Rasmus Hojlund got his deserved goal on the day as United led Athletic 3-1 on the day. <\/p>\n

Mason Mount scored another in injury time after spotting the goalkeeper off the line, making it 4-1 to United and a commanding win in the bag. <\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Carl Recine \u2013 UEFA\/UEFA via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the players rated \u2013 <\/p>\n

Man Utd player ratings vs AthleticAndre Onana \u2013 4<\/p>\n

Got a weak hand to the ball for Athletic\u2019s opener and looked shoddy with his kicking which hurt the buildup. <\/p>\n

Leny Yoro \u2013 8<\/p>\n

Defended his channel capably be it through front-foot tackling or covering by sprinting back. Assisted Mount\u2019s goal. Untouchable now. <\/p>\n

Harry Maguire \u2013 6<\/p>\n

Ceded possession carelessly for Athletic\u2019s opener to dampen an otherwise secure game. <\/p>\n

Victor Lindelof \u2013 4<\/p>\n

Not helped by his defence but just doesn\u2019t inspire confidence, on or off the ball. Athletic found plenty of joy down his side. <\/p>\n

Noussair Mazraoui \u2013 6.5<\/p>\n

Did well, especially in closed spaces with the ball. An early booking had him walking on eggshells in defence.<\/p>\n

Patrick Dorgu \u2013 5<\/p>\n

Blind crosses killed the momentum of many moves and his killer through ball was wasted by Garnacho. <\/p>\n

Manuel Ugarte \u2013 6<\/p>\n

Made some darting runs through the middle of the park only to choose the wrong option and end the attack.<\/p>\n

Casemiro \u2013 6.5<\/p>\n

Has set the standards high in Europe and fell short of them as he was careless in possession. Still managed to have the final say with another set-piece goal. <\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Richard Callis\/Sports Press Photo\/Getty ImagesAlejandro Garnacho \u2013 5<\/p>\n

Was United\u2019s best outlet again but remains the club\u2019s worst finisher of simple goals among attackers. Latest one-on-one miss might be among his worst. <\/p>\n

Bruno Fernandes \u2013 6.5<\/p>\n

Some audacious passes found their target as he tried to make things happen. Got his assist for Casemiro\u2019s goal. <\/p>\n

Rasmus Hojlund \u2013 7<\/p>\n

Got the ball to stick almost every time in an improved showcase for his hold-up play. Got his deserved goal late on. <\/p>\n

Substitutes<\/strong>Luke Shaw \u2013 6.5<\/p>\n

Part of a triple sub that transformed the game for United. <\/p>\n

Amad \u2013 8<\/p>\n

Electric off the bench and his sheer direct running caused panic in Athletic\u2019s shape. <\/p>\n

Mason Mount \u2013 9<\/p>\n

Scored in the second consecutive game and the finish for his second was a mark of a man full of confidence again. <\/p>\n

Harry Amass \u2013 6.5<\/p>\n

Almost scored late on from a brilliant transition but overthinking cost him the chance. <\/p>\n

Kobbie Mainoo \u2013 6.5<\/p>\n

Late sub with Amass to see through the game. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United\u2019s first-leg win was a strong foundation as they won 4-1 at Old Trafford in a late…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[8000,1811,94,176,12240,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-86403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-andre-onana","9":"tag-europa-league","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-leny-yoro","12":"tag-mason-mount","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114475940196166637","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}