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Man Utd player ratings: Pogba, Martial and Lingard go missing as Solskjaer’s side crash out of the FA Cup

Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota scored for the home side as the Reds suffered their second defeat on the bounce

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MANCHESTER UNITED crashed out of the FA Cup after a shock 2-1 defeat to Wolves.

Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard went missing for the visitors as Nuno Espirito Santo's side ran riot at the Molineux.

 Paul Pogba failed to live up to his £89m price-tag at the Molineux Stadium
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Paul Pogba failed to live up to his £89m price-tag at the Molineux StadiumCredit: Getty - Contributor

Sergio Romero

Saved United in the first half when he raced off his line to deny Jota after an impressive counter attack from Wolves.

And he was the hero after the interval when he parried a powerful header from Raul Jimenez, but there was very little he could do about the 27-year-old's opener.

Diogo Dalot

Protested for a penalty in the first half after he claimed his strike hit Jonathan Castro Otto's arm, but it was not given.

 Chris Smalling looked menacing as he charged up the pitch with the ball
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Chris Smalling looked menacing as he charged up the pitch with the ballCredit: PA:Press Association

Victor Lindelof

VAR saved the Swedish defender after the referee showed him a red card for a lunge on Jota. After review, he was given a yellow and was allowed to stay on the pitch.

Before that incident, he was getting beaten in the air continuously by Jimenez.

Chris Smalling

Looked comfortable in possession and even bombed up the pitch to put balls into the box.

Was creating chances from the back and tackled well - good all round display.

 Luke Shaw in action against Wolves ace Ruben Neves
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Luke Shaw in action against Wolves ace Ruben NevesCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Luke Shaw

Proved he is dangerous when he charges up the pitch  as he created Rashford's late consolation goal.

Looked confident throughout, but needs to play with more freedom if he wants to hit his peak.

Ander Herrera

The Spaniard seemed to be playing too deep - which closed him out of the game at times. Quiet performance from a man of his ability.

Nemanja Matic

Would have missed the semi-final if United progressed after he picked up a yellow card.

During the match he tackled well, but failed to feed the forwards on several occasions when they charged into space.

Paul Pogba (C)

Incredibly quiet performance by a man of his standards.

When he picked up the ball, the Wolves players relentlessly chopped him down. He won fouls, but that's about it from the £89m midfielder.

 Anthony Martial failed to live up to expectations during the tie
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Anthony Martial failed to live up to expectations during the tieCredit: Getty - Contributor

Jesse Lingard

Looked rusty from the start and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Solskjaer should have arguably hauled him off at an earlier stage. Offered very little going forward for United.

Marcus Rashford

Scored a late strike from close range after encouraging play from Shaw, but it was too little too late.

He would have been ruled out of the semi-final after he was booked for a high tackle on Leander Dendoncker.

Anthony Martial

Went missing throughout and was very wasteful on the rare occasion that he was in possession. Failed to prove to Solskjaer that he deserves his spot in the starting XI.

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