Premiership final player ratings: Owen Farrell flawless as Max Malins delivers performance of career

Saracens

15. Alex Goode

To continue performing at such a phenomenal standard so consistently speaks volumes of his class. Stylish as ever, but was rock solid, too. 9

14. Max Malins

His best ever showing? Certainly up there. The line he picked for his try was a peach and it should not be forgotten that the penalty try was essentially his. 9

13. Alex Lozowski

Not quite as influential as we have seen him and struggled with Tuilagi's physicality. Having said that, there were few errors, as ever. 7

12. Nick Tompkins

Saracens - and Wales, for that matter - are a better team for his presence. Tuilagi got the better of him yesterday but Tompkins is always an offensive target. 7

11. Sean Maitland

Enjoyed the aerial exchanges until his first-half departure signalled the arrival of Elliot Daly who butchered a chance with a foot in touch before bagging the decisive score. 7

10. Owen Farrell (c)

And to think there are people who still do not rate him. Here, on the club game's grandest stage, he delivered what might be his magnum opus. 10

9. Ivan Van Zyl

Lacks the sniping threat of some of his contemporaries but his organisation and box-kicking were first class. Seemed to mature into the match, too. 7

1. Eroni Mawi

The only eyebrow-raising selection, explained by Vunipola's injury. He is dynamite in the loose and one scrum penalty was the only blot on his copybook. 7

2. Jamie George

Departed early after wearing a monstrous shot from England team-mate Tom Curry. Theo Dan, another England hopeful, arrived and impressed with agility and panache. 6

3. Marco Riccioni

Struggled at the scrummage, in truth, but is wonderfully mobile for a tighthead. On another day, he could have had a couple of turnovers. 6

4. Maro Itoje

Improved after two early spills and made a couple of crucial interventions late on - one tackle, one line-out steal - and was still there setting the tone at the last.7

5. Hugh Tizard

Put in a mighty hit on opposite number Du Preez. Nothing flash but did a lot of the thankless tasks for Saracens. Showed some cute hands, too. 7

6. Nick Isiekwe - 7

The line-out lynchpin. Put himself about in defence but we're all still waiting for him to truly explode with the ball in his hands.7

7. Ben Earl

The openside is a menace, undoubtedly, but was guilty of a touch of overexuberance at times. Won a crucial jackal penalty with the game in the balance. 8

8. Jackson Wray

Industrious - and no one could have given more for the cause. On his last outing in the jersey he served so well, his effort was enough to make his club proud. 7

Replacements - 8

Mako Vunipola was a late withdrawal but Dan and Daly brought vibrancy off the bench, with the wing scoring the decisive try. Taylor's charge down led to Daly's moment, too. 8

Sale Sharks

15. Joe Carpenter

Did not put a foot wrong aerially - continuing his form from throughout the season. That the game-deciding error, a charged-down kick, fell to him was heart-breaking. 6

14. Tom Roebuck

Burst into life with a sensational forward-roll finish to reinvigorate Sale after a lethargic spell. Other than that, Sale left him largely unused. 7

13. Rob du Preez

At fault defensively for Saracens' second try but responded in typically robust fashion. Do Sale need a more multi-dimensional outside Tuilagi? Probably. 6

12. Manu Tuilagi

Rampaged to lethal effect and looked as energised and dynamic as we've seen for a season or so. Everything good about Sale started at his feet. 9

11. Arron Reed

His ball-in-hand threat is unquestionable but Sale never earnt enough quality possession for him to showcase it. Coughed up a mindless penalty, too. 6

10. George Ford

It had been billed as the showdown but, despite Ford's semi-final majesty, there was only one winner. Sale's playmaker was still respectable but the day belonged to Farrell. 7

9. Gus Warr

Has developed a handy partnership with Quirke and his accuracy with the boot was vital to Sale staying in the hunt. Like his opposite number, rarely threatened the fringes. 6

1. Simon McIntyre

One of the most improved forwards in the English game. The cornerstone of this pack and, an early decision aside, the dominant scrummaging force in this match. 8

2. Akker van der Merwe

The Duracell bunny fought irrepressibly to get his side back into it. His try was just reward and it was his thunderous burst that led to Roebuck's score. 8

3. Nick Schonert

Quiet around the park but you cannot fault his scrummaging solidity. Eked out a penalty from Mawi, too, before departing with the game still in the balance. 6

4. Jean-Luc du Preez

Did his utmost to give Sale the upper hand in the physicality stakes, but was repelled valiantly by a tenacious Saracens wolfpack. 7

5. Jonny Hill

The work-rate is remarkable but the material effect does not quite match it. No one made more tackles than Hill but he could not establish any supremacy. 6

6. Tom Curry

Rightly sin-binned for his part in the game's opening try but would have struggled to have done more to make up for it. Relentless. 8

7. Sam Dugdale

Along with Hill, the flanker - filling the void left by Ben Curry - made as many tackles as anyone and wore his heart on his sleeve. Alas it was not enough. 7

8. Jono Ross (c)

The league's dominant-tackle supremo and, while he scrapped his socks off on his swansong, he could not quite halt Saracens with his usual efficiency. 6

Replacements

Rodd could not match McIntyre's scrum potency but his threat around the park was something to behold - so, too, was Ashman's. O'Flaherty added vigour in vain. 8