Player ratings Sunderland 1-1 Man United.

0-1 16' Mata (Antonio Valencia), 1-1 30' Jack Rodwell (Sebastian Larsson). Att: 43.217.

Sunderland: Vito Mannone 6,10 - Patrick van Aanholt 5,10, Wes Brown 5,80, John O'Shea 6,10, Santiago Vergini 6,30, Sebastian Larsson 6,30, Jack Rodwell 6,20 (63' Jordi Gómez 5,00), Lee Cattermole 6,70, Steven Fletcher 5,20 (76' Jozy Altidore), Connor Wickham 6,00, Will Buckley 6,50 (79' Liam Bridcutt). - coach: Gustavo Poyet. = average: 5,94 [vulnerable]

Man United: De Gea 6,00 - Phil Jones 5,40, Chris Smalling 5,70 (43' Michael Keane 5,40), Tyler Blackett 5,80, Mata 5,80, Ashley Young 4,80, Tom Cleverley 4,90, Darren Fletcher 4,60 (63' Danny Welbeck 5,30), Antonio Valencia 6,10, Wayne Rooney 5,20, Robin van Persie 4,80 (63' Adnan Januzaj 5,60). - coach: Louis van Gaal. = average: 5,39 [feeble]

Player ratings Chelsea 1, Sunderland 2.

1-0 12' Samuel Eto'o, 1-1 18' Connor Wickham, 1-2 82' Fabio Borini penalty. Att: 41.210.
Chelsea: Mark Schwarzer 5,10 - Branislav Ivanović 6,10, Gary Cahill 6,20, John Terry 6,10, Azpilicueta 5,90, Ramires 5,00, Oscar 5,60 (59' Demba Ba 5,80), Mohamed Salah 6,10 (66' André Schürrle 5,90), Nemanja Matić 6,50, Willian 6,40, Samuel Eto'o 6,30 (74' Fernando Torres). - coach: José Mourinho. = average: 5,92 [vulnerable]
Sunderland: Vito Mannone 7,30 - Wes Brown 6,60, John O'Shea 6,60, Santiago Vergini 5,80, Marcos Alonso 6,10, Sebastian Larsson 6,30 (90' Ondřej Čelůstka), Adam Johnson 5,90 (66' Emanuele Giaccherini 5,90), Jack Colback 6,30, Lee Cattermole 6,60, Connor Wickham 6,40 (66' Jozy Altidore 6,30), Fabio Borini 6,40. - coach: Gustavo Poyet. = average: 6,35 [good]

Player ratings Man City 3, Sunderland 1 [League Cup final]

0-1 10' Fabio Borini r. (Adam Johnson), 1-1 55' Yaya Touré r. (Pablo Zabaleta), 2-1 57' Samir Nasri r. (Aleksandar Kolarov), 3-1 90' Jesús Navas r. (Yaya Touré). Att: 84.697.
Man City: Costel Pantilimon 5,90 - Vincent Kompany 6,20, Pablo Zabaleta 5,90, Aleksandar Kolarov 6,20, Martín Demichelis 5,50, Samir Nasri 7,40, David Silva 6,30 (77' Javi García), Fernandinho 6,40, Yaya Touré 7,00, Edin Džeko 5,50 (87' Álvaro Negredo), Kun Agüero 5,80 (58' Jesús Navas 6,50). - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 6,22 [solid]
Sunderland: Vito Mannone 6,10 - Phil Bardsley 5,90, Wes Brown 6,20, John O'Shea 6,20, Marcos Alonso 5,70, Sung-Yueng Ki 6,80, Sebastian Larsson 6,20 (59' Craig Gardner 6,70), Adam Johnson 6,30 (59' Steven Fletcher 5,00), Jack Colback 6,10, Lee Cattermole 6,80 (76' Emanuele Giaccherini), Fabio Borini 6,80. - coach: Gustavo Poyet. = average: 6,22 [solid]

Player ratings Man United 3, Sunderland 1.

1-0 16' Van Persie, 2-0 19' Cleverley, 3-0 59' Rooney, 3-1 72' Campbell. Att: 75.582.
Man United: David De Gea 6,00 - Rio Ferdinand 6,00 (68' Nemanja Vidic 5,90), Phil Jones 6,10, Patrice Evra 6,00 - Chris Smalling 6,10, Antonio Valencia 6,40, Ashley Young 6,80, Michael Carrick 6,40 (46' Paul Scholes 6,20), Tom Cleverley 6,40 (73' Ryan Giggs) - Wayne Rooney 6,40, Robin van Persie 7,00. = average: 6,28 [good]
Sunderland: Simon Mignolet 6,30 - Titus Bramble 5,20, John O'Shea 5,40, Carlos Cuéllar 5,40, Jack Colback 5,90 (85' James McFadden) - Sebastian Larsson 5,80, Adam Johnson 5,40 (68' Fraizer Campbell), Craig Gardner 5,80, James McClean 6,20 - Stéphane Sessegnon 5,80, Steven Fletcher 5,40 (46' Connor Wickham 6,20). = average: 5,73 [disappointing]

Player ratings Sunderland 1, Chelsea 3.

0-1 11' Fernando Torres, 0-2 45'+3 Fernando Torres, 0-3 49' Mata, 1-3 66' Adam Johnson. Att: 39.273.
Sunderland: Simon Mignolet 6,10 - Danny Rose 6,10, John O'Shea 5,10, Carlos Cuéllar 5,10, Phillip Bardsley 4,90 (67' Jack Colback) - Sebastian Larsson 4,90 (82' Louis Saha), Stéphane Sessegnon 5,60, James McClean 5,70, Adam Johnson 6,90, Craig Gardner 5,10 - Connor Wickham 5,50. - coach: = O'Neill. = average: 5,55 [poor]
Chelsea: Petr Cech 6,70 - Ashley Cole 5,90, Gary Cahill 6,40, David Luíz 6,10, Branislav Ivanovic 6,10 - Eden Hazard 6,30 (79' Frank Lampard), Oriol Romeu (20' Oscar 6,10), Ramires 6,70, Victor Moses 6,10 (62' Ryan Bertrand 5,80), Juan Mata 6,80 - Fernando Torres 7,40. - coach: Benítez. = average: 6,37 [strong]

Player ratings Arsenal 0, Sunderland 0.

Att: 60.078.
Arsenal: Szczesny 6,50 - Jenkinson 6,20, Mertesacker 6,20, Vermaelen 6,40, Gibbs 6,30 - Diaby 6,20 (69' Ramsey 5,90), Arteta 6,10, Cazorla 6,80, Walcott 6,10 (77' Arshavin), Gervinho 6,80, Podolski 5,70 (64' Giroud 5,80). = average: 6,23 [solid]
Sunderland: Mignolet 6,60 - Gardner 6,20, Cuéllar 6,40, O’Shea 6,60, Richardson 6,40 - S. Larsson 6,20 (78' Meyler), Colback 6,10, Cattermole 6,40, McClean 6,40 - Sessegnon 5,70 (63' Saha 5,80), Campbell 5,80 (68' Elmohamady 6,00). = average: 6,20 [solid]

Ratings: Gazzetta dello Sport + English press & media.

Player ratings Sunderland 0, Man United 1.

0-1 20' Rooney. Att: 46.452.
Sunderland: Simon Mignolet 7,40 - John O'Shea 4,90 (43' Ahmed Elmohamady 6,00), Phillip Bardsley 5,90 (62' Wayne Bridge 5,70), Michael Turner 5,20, Titus Bramble 5,60 - David Vaughan 5,30 (74' Connor Wickham 5,60), James McClean 6,50, Stéphane Sessegnon 6,20, Jack Colback 5,60, Craig Gardner 5,90 - Fraizer Campbell 5,40. = average: 5,80.
Man United: David De Gea 6,10 - Rio Ferdinand 6,10, Jonny Evans 6,00, Patrice Evra 6,60, Phil Jones 6,40 - Paul Scholes 7,00, Antonio Valencia 6,70, Ryan Giggs 6,10, Ashley Young 6,00 (82' Nani), Michael Carrick 6,20 - Wayne Rooney 7,00. = average: 6,38.