Manchester United 1 Tottenham 0 player ratings: Romero, Darmian, Schneiderlin, Depay and Schweinsteiger make debuts - who was best?

A look at the individual performances at Old Trafford

Samuel Long
Saturday 08 August 2015 18:55 BST
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Manchester United began their Premier League season with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham at Old Trafford.

The only goal of the game came through Tottenham defender Kyle Walker, who put the ball into his own net during the first half.

The goal came with Wayne Rooney about to unleash a shot from Ashley Young's cross, but the Spurs defender, trying to make a last ditch tackle, simply poked the ball past Michel Vorm and into the Tottenham goal.

Louis van Gaal gave Sergio Romero his first Manchester United appearance in goal. He also played fellow summer signings Matteo Darmian, Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay from the start. World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger came off the bench.

But who impressed? We take a look...

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