David Moyes will be happy with few of his players after their defeat in Athens. Here's how they fared:
DAVID DE GEA: Wrong-footed for first goal. Could do little about the second. 5/10.
CHRIS SMALLING: Slipped on a number of occasions. Was supposed to offer more security than Rafael but he was casual on the ball and lost the ability to tackle. 4.
RIO FERDINAND: Lack of pace uncovered again. 5.
NEMANJA VIDIC: The only United defender to stand up. Put in a couple of crucial challenges on his 50th Champions League appearance. 7.
PATRICE EVRA: Booked for early hand ball. Sloppy error in run-up to Olympiacos' first. 5.
TOM CLEVERLEY: Another game where the England midfielder went AWOL. Did well to last an hour before being hooked. 4.
MICHAEL CARRICK: Failed to dictate the tempo as Moyes would have liked and offered little defensive security. 5.
ASHLEY YOUNG: Puzzling choice ahead of Adnan Januzaj. Barely featured. 4.
WAYNE ROONEY: Marked out of the game. Spent as much time in his own half as he did in the opposition's. 5.
ANTONIO VALENCIA: Couple of telling tackles, but did nothing to help the United attack. 4.
ROBIN VAN PERSIE: A shadow of the player who went into the match in form. 5.
Substitutions:
SHINJI KAGAWA on for Valencia (61mins). Provided energy but nothing else. 5.
DANNY WELBECK on for Cleverley (61mins). Exactly the same as Kagawa. 5.
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