Ratings

Edwin van der Sar 6 Some nervous moments in the first half, including a scuffed kick and a fumble, but a couple of decent saves too. Better protected after interval

Owen Hargreaves 7 Fitted in well at right-back, defending robustly against Andrés Iniesta. Could have ventured forward more to help Nani on the right wing

Wes Brown 7 Nobody inside Old Trafford would have rued Vidic's absence given Brown's display. Held his own against accomplished opponents

Rio Ferdinand 8 Did not exert the same authority seen over the past couple of months but still the usual quota of tackles, interceptions and clearing headers

Patrice Evra 7 The left-back had his work cut out dealing with Lionel Messi but did not allow the Argentinian's presence to curb his own attacking instincts

Michael Carrick 7 Needs to take a more authoritative role in these big games but his passing was crisp and he was quick to look for United's front players

Paul Scholes 7 Lashed in goal as if affronted by the idea that he was lucky to be in the team.His slowing legs were occasionally exploited by Messi and Deco

Park Ji-Sung 6 He flickered sporadically but did not look entirely convincing and he was occasionally relegated to the fringes of the match

Nani 6 One moment beguiling, the next bewildering, the winger's erratic role can frustrate the crowd but his audacious passing is impressive

Cristiano Ronaldo 6 The Ronaldo-Messi debate was won by the Barcelona player. There were times when United's top scorer rivaled Park as their least effective player

Carlos Tevez 7 The striker got through a prodigious amount of work, chasing and harrying, but there were few chances for him inside the penalty area

Substitutes

Silvestre (Evra, 90); Fletcher (Scholes, 76); Giggs (Nani, 76)

Not used Kuszczak, Anderson, O'Shea, Welbeck