My player reviews:
Smith - amazing. The doubters are going to have to shut their mouths.
Bellion - summed up best by Howard: "David... David..David...David...David, get in the wall...David, get in the MOTHERfeckING WALL". He totally didn't seem to be aware of the game going on around him. He looked very lost. This could have been his worst performance. I still think there's hope for him, and that he has grown in a year, but he took a step back tonight.
Richardson was excellent, but Eagles was pure class, especially considering the fact that he was being assaulted on the pitch after his unfortunate tackle.
O Shea was very out of place.
Djemba was fantastic, really dominating, and if the official had eyes, he would have been even more dominating.
Gary, Phil, Howard all were business as usual.
Keane looked a little more fragile in defence than he previously has, but other than getting outpaced the one time, did fairly well.
Spector had another great performance, but not as good as his vortuoso performance against Bayern. He was unlucky to have conceeded the penalty, his two biggest lapses happening in the span of 7 seconds.
McShane, Bardsley, Giggs, and Jones came on and did give some sharpness in their positions, but perhapsG Giggs had less of an impact than he would have prefered, I'm sure.
Forlan looked way better than Bellion.
Chadwick can't seem to keep the ball. The second he starts a run, a defender leads him into a blind alley and easily strolls off with the ball.