Manchester United player ratings: Fernandes nowhere near his best, while De Gea cracks in spotlight

Nick Callow rates the performances of the Manchester United players after their penalty shoot-out loss to Villarreal in the Europa League final
Manchester United player ratings: Fernandes nowhere near his best, while De Gea cracks in spotlight

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes. Picture: Rafal Oleksiewicz/PA

David de Gea: He got the nod over Dean Henderson, but his experience did not help when he was left stranded as Moreno scored after 30 minutes. Had little else to do until penalties as that was the ONLY shot Villarreal had on target in normal time. Couldn't get to any of the 11 penalties before seeing his own saved. 5

Aaron Wan Bissaka: Looked at home in his first European final and showed why many thought he was unfortunate not to make England’s Euro 2020 provisional squad. Solid at the back and good going forward, was one of United’s better players. 7

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