Internazionale
Julio Cesar Inter's best player which hints at their evening. Great early save, coped well with United's barrage at start 7
Maicon Gave away sloppy possession and up-ended Berbatov too easily on half-hour to let Ronaldo try yet another free-kick 5
Cristian Chivu Overrun at times but will hardly be the first to wilt in front of a United attack and did show he has a left foot when stepping up 6
Nelson Rivas How Jose Mourinho might wish for his former Chelsea charge Carvalho as he also frustrated team-mates with poor passing 5
Davide Stanton Showed pace when Berbatov raced down his left flank before the break and could be forgiven the odd ricket when attacking 6
Dejan Stankovic Made little impression on the right of midfield and while comparisons with Ronaldo are a bit unfair it shows the gulf between the teams 5
Esteban Cambiasso Steadying influence at base of midfield, the Argentinian midfielder suffered from the lesser quality around him 6
Sulley Muntari Confident enough opening down the left but then the ex-Pompey man's mistake allowed Berbatov a clear run at Cesar 5
Javier Zanetti Tended to operate further forward than the main anchor Cambiasso but the game largely passed the captain by 6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Did he finally turn up on a big night? Kind of. Which is not good enough. Was never a threat like Ronaldo as Mourinho promised 6
Adriano Scuffed and fluffed chance right after half-time when Inter had rallied briefly. The 'Big' man was too tame too often 4
Substitutes
Cordoba 7 (for Rivas, h-t)
Cruz 6 (for Adriano, 76)
Balotelli 6 (for Muntari, 76)
Not used Toldo, Maxwell, Figo, Burdisso
Manchester United
Edwin van der Sar A virtual spectator until Adriano woke up just before the break. Sharp with a double save from a corner on 55 minutes 7
John O'Shea Sharp in the tackle when needed. The trusty stand-in Ferguson can call on. Experience might also be needed in Carling Cup final 6
Rio Ferdinand A little tentative and was it a penalty for his second-half pull on Adriano? Clumsy touch early on but class gradually showed 5
Jonny Evans First test against Ibrahimovic came 25 minutes in and he blocked well when the Swede unloaded from long range 7
Patrice Evra Controlled when defending, a handful zipping down left, the Frenchman won his share of fouls to give his team a breather 6
Darren Fletcher Solid in the holding role, the Scot has become a vital part of Ferguson's European plans and a perfect foil for the flair players 7
Michael Carrick Did the dependable stuff to help Fletcher quieten Inter's midfield but a few more forward runs would have hurt them 6
Ryan Giggs Early corner landed right on Ronaldo's head yet after a controlled half struggled to influence his team after break 5
Park Ji-Sung Fluffed a volley at Cesar on 22 and was off the pace. Lost his way in second half with awry distribution and poor choice of pass 5
Cristiano Ronaldo Class above the rest and now has full gallop back on after injury. Drew best from Cesar with free-kicks, headers and threat from wing 8
Dimitar Berbatov Too quiet for a £25m man. Had a howl at Giggs when he shot against Cesar. Was a brief threat before the break but then faded 6
Substitutes
Rooney 6 (for Park, 83)
Not used Foster, Nani, Scholes, Fabio Da Silva, Gibson, Tevez
