Manchester United 2–0 Sunderland
- Mount 8'
- Sesko 31'
4 October 2025
The match in data
Manchester United got the better of Sunderland, 2–0, on 4 October 2025, on matchday 7 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), rated 65, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 11 final-third passes. Xhaka produced 1.8 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.9 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Manchester United, the highest-rated player was Patrick Dorgu, with 70.
Granit Xhaka
Sunderland · 90'
Produced 1.80× and cost 0.93× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 11 final-third passes 2.0×
- 64 passes 1.4×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.3×
- 1 ball lost 1.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dorgu | Forward | 26 | 70 |
| Benjamin Sesko | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Casemiro | Midfielder | 85 | 51 |
| Diogo Dalot | Defender | 64 | 51 |
| Amad Diallo | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Matheus Cunha | Forward | 25 | 45 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Forward | 77 | 44 |
| Mason Mount | Midfielder | 65 | 44 |
| Leny Yoro | Defender | 85 | 41 |
| Luke Shaw | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Senne Lammens | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Kobbie Mainoo | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Harry Maguire | Defender | 5 | no rating |
| Manuel Ugarte | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 53 | 69 |
| Granit Xhaka ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Bertrand Traoré | Forward | 58 | 54 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 31 | 54 |
| Simon Adingra | Forward | 37 | 53 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | Forward | 32 | 52 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 59 | 50 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Arthur Masuaku | Defender | 58 | 43 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 32 | 40 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 79 | 35 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 11 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.