Rob Hutchison dictated his one-word ratings to his daughter Olivia as they returned, subdued, from south-west Wales. ‘He’s rather grumpy,’ she reports. Both worried the poor performanced represented a ‘return to type’ – but both heartily praised supporters of both sides for the Bradley Lowery chant on five minutes: ‘brought tears to my eyes,’ though it’s not clear if those eyes were Rob’s, Olivia’s or from both …
As for the players, only Pickford and Papy picked up decent marks from Rob.
Pickford – 7 Helpless
Papy – 7 Unsupported
Kone – 5 Ambivalent
Jones – 5 Jaded
PVA – 5 Off-pace
Ndong – 5 Careless
Larsson – 4 Huffed
Denayer – 4 Weak
Pienaar – 4 Struggled
Anichebe – 6 Weary
Defoe – 6 Patchy
Subs
Januzaj – 4 Anonymous
Kirchhoff – 5 Insignificant
Manquillo – 4 Brief
Moyes – 5 Motivationless
Manning of the match – Papy
Sad news this week so respect to the Mags’ fans who also showed their support for Bradley and his family in the 5th minute of their match.