Man Utd player ratings: Rashford returns and Fernandes misses penalty in Milan defeat

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Saturday, 15 August 2026 at 19:39
Man Utd's Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United squandered the lead twice as they went down 4-2 to Milan with Marcus Rashford making his return.
The Reds took the lead inside two minutes when Harry Maguire headed in Bruno Fernandes' corner, but they didn't build on that and Milan levelled when Samuel Chukwueze tapped into an empty net.
Fernandes then missed his second penalty of the week, with Lorenzo Torriani making the save. United were back in front when Patrick Dorgu capitalised on a defensive error, before Alphadjo Cisse equalised for a second time.
Milan then ran away with it. Goncalo Ramos headed them in front and Ruben Loftus-Cheek raced clear to add a fourth goal.

Player ratings

Senne Lammens: Brilliant reaction save in the first half but would have been disappointed to concede four and could have done better with Loftus-Cheek's goal at least. 6
Noussair Mazraoui: Got forward well early on but wasn't able to continue that. Secure enough at right-back and fine in possession. 6
Harry Maguire: Attacked Fernandes' corner superbly but got himself in a bad position for Chukwueze's goal and not the commanding display we've become accustomed to. 5
Ayden Heaven: Looks certain to start at Hull now. The odd sloppy pass but everyone seemed to be at it. Defended pretty well in pre-season. 6
Luke Shaw: Given a going over by Chukwueze and ironically struggled to understand Amorim's system and how he should approach going up against the wing-back. 4
Andrey Santos: Collided with Maguire in the build-up to the first-half goal and they both ended up on the floor. Could have been a bit more proactive in closing the space. 6
Youri Tielemans: A couple of very sharp passing routines with Fernandes and one wonderful through-ball to Amad. Good in possession but questions over ground coverage off the ball. 6
Amad: His pressing was on point again but that was hard to maintain in this weather. Link-up with Cunha didn't look as natural as it does with Mbeumo. 6
Bruno Fernandes: Back on corners after not taking them in Dublin and got an immediate reward. Missed another penalty though, which is a surprise. 6
Patrick Dorgu: His purposeful run and shot in the first minute won the corner from which United scored and capitalised on a mistake in the second half by attacking with intent. 7
Matheus Cunha: Started as a centre-forward and dropped deep to get involved but couldn't really make his mark on the game in the way Mbeumo has been doing. 5
Substitutes
Diogo Dalot: Beaten too easily by Ramos for the third goal and one shot blocked. 5
Lisandro Martinez: Eased his way back in and the odd aggressive moment. 6
Kobbie Mainoo: Shook off the rust but wasn't really involved in the game alongside Tielemans. 5
Shea Lacey: Quiet when he came on. 6
Marcus Rashford: Tried to make something happen and the best of the subs. 7
Bryan Mbeumo: Couldn't keep his pre-season run going. 6

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