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Joshua Zirkzee is chased by two Sunderland players. (Image: Getty)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n Manchester United sleepwalked through a 0-0 draw with Sunderland and instead of qualifying for the Champions League, they languished in a draw that didn’t even put them in the North East. Amad and Joshua Zirkzee made the most of United’s chances in both halves, but they were of little use as the hosts were unlucky not to collect all three points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Manager Michael Carrick made five changes from the team that beat Liverpool 3-2 last time out, but without Casemiro and Benjamin Sesco, they struggled to build up from the back, with Senne Lamence unable to go long as his usual target man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Express Sport takes a look at the performances of United’s players here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Noah Sadiki should have scored an early goal after making a smart save early on and being sent flying in front of goal. He made another superb stop in the second half, this time denying Brian Brobbey from entering the penalty area, and was by far United’s top performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Michael Carrick was one of the five changes made for the visit to Sunderland, but struggled against Kemsuddin Talbi and often outplayed the Moroccan full-back. His typically exquisite passing also failed to make a dent in the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The aerial duel was also good and United had their best chance in the first half. You’ll be happy that you’re well-organized and kept a clean sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He is set to participate in next season’s Champions League, and will play for the first time in about a month in order to strengthen his fitness before the end of the season. His death wasn’t the usual good stuff, and he was often physically bullied by Blobby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He pushed for a place in England’s World Cup squad led by manager Thomas Tuchel in the final stages, and showed a modest but solid performance. Maybe we were a bit lucky that we didn’t give away a penalty in the second half due to the conflict with Blobby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Express sports on FB! Get all the best sports news and more on our Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Deeper operations had to be done in the absence of Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte, and everything was done through him. United’s pulse was high today, but they were perhaps tasked with overdoing it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Koby Mainu directed the play from deep. (Image: Getty)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n I tried my best, but I stumbled in the middle. He made some important blocks in the first half as Sunderland continued to increase the pressure. He was booked for a series of fouls just before the hour mark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The FWA Player of the Year spent much of the first half giving instructions to his teammates, but was unable to live up to the award he received hours earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nManchester United vs Sunderland player rating (4-3-3)<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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