It remains to be seen whether Man Utd boss Michael Carrick will keep his job, but his team did show some character as they came back from two goals down twice to salvage a point against Aston Villa.

A disastrous start saw the Red Devils concede two goals in the first four minutes via Alysson and Nicolas Jackson. A Bruno Fernandes penalty and a strike from Youri Tielemans got the home side back level before the interval.

However, another terrible 8 minutes at the beginning of the second half resulted in the visitors taking a 4-2 lead. The game seemed all but lost before substitutes Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu got two in stoppage time.

Press the next page as we give our Man Utd player ratings after a mad 4-4 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday evening…

Goalkeeper and Defence

GK – Senne Lammens – 2/10 – quite simply, his mistakes for the first two Villa goals are unforgivable. He failed to block Alysson’s shot with his feet before pushing a shot straight back into the danger zone for Jackson to tap the ball home.

RB – Noussair Mazraoui – 4/10 – the Moroccan gave the ball away before Villa’s opener, but he got the assist for Tielemans’ equaliser.

CB – Leny Yoro – 2/10 – the centre-back made a terrible decision when trying to clear the ball before Villa’s fourth goal. He headed against his own bar before Leon Goretzka eventually put in the rebound. He also kept Jackson onside for Villa’s second.

CB – Harry Maguire – 5/10 – there were doubts about the 33-year-old’s fitness before the game, and he only lasted 45 minutes.

LB – Diogo Dalot – 2/10 – Like Lammens and Yoro, the defender was at fault for two goals, failing to get tight to Alysson before the opener and fouling him for the penalty just after halftime.

Midfield

CM – Kobbie Mainoo – 6/10 – tried in vain to gain control of the middle of the park. If he had someone alongside him who could cover more ground, it would be a perfect partnership.

However, United’s poor summer recruitment has meant Mainoo has been exposed due to his lack of pace.

CM – Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – the Belgian is certainly playing better than he was earlier in the season, and he deserved his goal.

AM – Bruno Fernandes – 6/10 – the captain was really good in the first half, scoring the penalty and flashing two shots narrowly wide. Things got a bit ragged after the interval, but he still got an assist for Dorgu’s late equaliser.

Forwards

RW – Amad – 4/10 – you will see plenty of people giving him a 6/10 or more for this performance, as he worked hard. However, he missed a big chance in the first half, and his finishing is his glaring weakness.

Shea Lacey needs to be given a chance to start ahead of the Ivorian after the international break.

CF – Bryan Mbeumo – 4/10 – the 27-year-old is basically offering nothing as the centre-forward at the moment. This can’t continue.

LW – Matheus Cunha – 6/10 – the Brazilian did well to win the penalty, but he didn’t really kick on from there.

Substitutes

Ayden Heaven – 4/10 – got booked after a poor challenge on Alysson, having replaced Maguire at the break.

Mason Mount – 6/10 – made some late runs into the box, one of which led to him hitting the bar.

Shea Lacey – 5/10 – wasn’t on the same wavelength as Dalot as the Portuguese international fired a delivery right across the face of the goal at the death.

Patrick Dorgu – 8/10 – the super sub. He is probably one of the least likely players to score with a header, but he was in the right place at the right time after Zion Suzuki flapped at the corner. He also created Zirkzee’s goal.

Joshua Zirkzee – 7/10 – the Dutchman took his goal well, and after scoring another against Como as a substitute, there is a conversation to be had about him starting ahead of Mbeumo.