Manchester United’s fringe stars emerged with plenty of credit following their pre-season clash with Rangers on Saturday afternoon.

Erik ten Hag fielded a strong starting XI for the first half of the clash, with Amad Diallo scoring a sensational solo goal in the 39th minute to send the Red Devils into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead.

However, similarly to their clash with Rosenborg, a younger team emerged for the second-half, with Hannibal Mejbri, 21, the most experienced outfield player to re-emerge. Express Sport rates and slates the United squad following the opening 45 minutes of their pre-season clash…

Andre Onana – 6

His distribution was sub-par on the day but commanded his penalty area well and made routine saves when required

Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 6

Steady performance from the defender despite loud speculation about his future, made a handful of good runs forward too and was typically sound defensively

Leny Yoro – 8

Vital early challenge to prevent close-range effort from Cyriel Dessers before making an equally important block, did well in possession. Promising.

Jonny Evans – 5

Made his presence felt vocally rather than physically, failing to read a pass from Yoro which almost gave Rangers a big chance to equalise

Sam Murray – 6

Still settling into the side but didn’t look particularly out of place, tracking his runners well and roamed forward to create overloads

Casemiro – 4

Hasn’t improved for the summer break and looked shaky in possession, typically gave a dangerous foul away unnecessarily early on

Toby Collyer – 7

Staked his claim as to why he could be an option in midfield next season with a, energetic, tough-tackling performance. Received the ball calmly from his backline and kept play ticking

Amad Diallo – 8

Deserved his goal and was an ever-present threat down the left. Worked hard defensively to show why he deserves more opportunities next season

Mason Mount – 6

Pressed well and attempted to link up play when drifting out wide, an important 45 minutes to raise his fitness levels as well