Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois Preferred to Willy Caballero, he had little to do but made a brilliant left-hand save to deny Phil Jones in his first FA Cup match of the season. 7/10
César Azpilicueta The Spaniard marshalled the back three impeccably and made a couple of important blocks, namely from Anthony Martial. 6
Gary Cahill A commanding display by the Chelsea captain but he was never rushed off his feet; comfortable with what was thrown at him. 7
Antonio Rüdiger Was rarely troubled and looked assured when needed; he formed a crucial part of the blue defensive wall that closed the game out. 6
Victor Moses Quiet going forward and a little clumsy defensively. He was fortunate to avoid a booking for a couple of plucky fouls on Ashley Young. 5
N’Golo Kanté Was still running when everybody else was walking. Took the sting out of countless United moves and dictated midfield tempo. 8
Tiémoué Bakayoko Was a bold call by Antonio Conte to persist with him over Willian given his struggles and was busy without doing anything special. 5
Marcos Alonso Presented with the chance to add a second but his effort on goal was fairly pedestrian. Not exactly at his best. 6
Cesc Fàbregas The Spaniard lost his FA Cup winners’ medal from 2005 but will surely keep this one safe after a gutsy display in both boxes. 6
Eden Hazard The best player on the pitch on his 300th appearance in a Chelsea shirt. Displayed guile and class, typified by his ice-cool penalty. 9
Olivier Giroud He linked well with Hazard and gave Chelsea a constant outlet but should have been punished for costly slip when Paul Pogba headed wide. 7
Substitutes: Álvaro Morata N/A (for Giroud 89); Willian N/A (for Hazard 90).
Manchester United
David de Gea Made a routine save from Hazard before going the wrong way for the penalty. Denied Alonso to keep United in it with 20 minutes to play. 6/10
Antonio Valencia The Manchester United captain had few chances to push forward and was kept on the back foot. Booked for a foul on the marauding Hazard. 5
Chris Smalling Easily dealt with the threat of Giroud, especially in their aerial duels, and made a couple of smart interventions. Strong display. 7
Phil Jones Led a merry dance by Hazard, who he scythed down for penalty. Worrying dress rehearsal for when England meet Belgium in June. 4
Ashley Young Lucky that Michael Oliver did not refer to VAR when the England defender appeared to handball a Moses pass in the box. 5
Ander Herrera Was asked to stifle and man-mark Hazard but he ultimately tried and failed to stifle the Chelsea playmaker. Fairly anonymous display. 5
Nemanja Matic It spoke volumes that the former Chelsea midfielder was United’s most lively player. Unafraid to do the dirty work, as ever. 7
Paul Pogba Barring the odd foray forward, the Frenchman never really got into his stride; a wayward strike as good as it got. Nodded a free header wide. 4
Jesse Lingard The midfielder was shackled and struggled to dent the Chelsea backline before being replaced by Anthony Martial late on. 5
Alexis Sánchez Showed glimpses of quality and, occasionally, nimble footwork but was sloppy in possession. Another frustrating outing in a United shirt. 5
Marcus Rashford A willing runner and had a couple of half-hearted efforts on goal but largely failed to seize his chance to impress. 5
Substitutes: Romelu Lukaku 4 (for Rashford 73) Not fit enough to start and ineffective off the bench; Anthony Martial 5 (for Lingard 73) Had a half-chance blocked by Azpilicueta; Juan Mata N/A (for Jones 87).
