2/10 flop even worse than Onana - How L'Equipe rated Manchester United players in Lyon draw with one 8/10
How Man Utd player were rated by French media in their 2-2 draw with Lyon on Thursday night.
Andre Onana was not the lowest-rated Manchester United player by L'Equipe following their 2-2 draw with Lyon on Thursday night. The Cameroonian goalkeeper was at fault for both of the Lyon goals as United failed to capitalise on their dominance in the match during their Europa League quarter-final first leg.
United started the better of the two sides, but it was Lyon who took the lead when Onana misjudged a Thiago Almada free-kick that went in at the back-post. Leny Yoro drew the scores level on the stroke of half-time with his first goal for the club, and Joshua Zirkzee looked to have won the match when he headed in from a Bruno Fernandes cross in the dying moments of the clash.
It wasn't to be, though, and Lyon found themselves level in the final seconds when Onana fumbled a shot in the area and allowed Rayan Cherki to finish into the net. It might sound obvious who is to blame for the failure to win, but French publication L'Equipe believes one teammate was even worse than the United goalkeeper.
L'Equipe player ratings vs Lyon
French publication L'Equipe is well-known for its relatively harsh player ratings, in which players very rarely score highly, and a 5/10 is regarded as the average for a good performance.
To start on a positive note, they gave Bruno Fernandes the best rating out of any player in the match, with an 8/10 for his performance across the United midfield. The only other United starter to score higher than a 5 was Leny Yoro, who was rated as a 6/10 on a night when he scored his first goal for the club.
Harry Maguire, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot and Casemiro all scored a fairly respectable 5/10, while Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte and Alejandro Garnacho were all slightly lower at 4/10.
It will come as no surprise that Andre Onana only managed to get 3/10 after his horrendous individual display, but it was still a higher rating than Rasmus Hojlund, who scored just 2/10 and was regarded as the worst player during the match. None of Lyon's starters ranked lower than a 4.
Andre Onana - 3
Noussair Mazraoui - 5
Harry Maguire - 5
Leny Yoro - 6
Diogo Dalot - 5
Casemiro - 5
Manuel Ugarte - 4
Patrick Dorgu - 4
Bruno Fernandes - 8
Alejandro Garnacho - 4
Rasmus Hojlund - 2