Paul Tierney [the referee] was unlucky in one decision [the challenge by Craig Dawson on Ander Herrera] but I don’t blame him at all – it’s football. It’s a penalty and nothing else but I think we deserved to be punished. Not the defeat, I think it’s too heavy, but not to win this match. I think we deserved that punishment for sure.
I think we were deservedly punished because we were masters in complication. Players didn’t want to or couldn’t play simple. Everything was slow, everything was one more touch, one more flick, one more trick, one more turn, ball lost and no continuity or fluidity in our football. I don’t think we deserved to lose but we gave them the opportunity to win the match by being solid in defence and smelling a chance in a set-play which they did.
It's up to us to break them down, but we couldn't. We need a massive performance on Wednesday to get ready for Spurs.
You've got to give West Brom credit. Their record at Old Trafford down the years has been terrific. How many clear-cut chances did Manchester United have? Not many. When you've got a team defending the way they're defending, there's not much you can do.
Below is how the Premier League table stands. Manchester City are champions, while West Bromwich Albion have faint hopes of staying in the division.
| Position | Team | Games Played | Wins | Goals difference | Team points | |
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| Position remains the same | 1 | Man City | 38 | 32 | 79 | 100 |
| Position remains the same | 2 | Man Utd | 38 | 25 | 40 | 81 |
| Position moved up | 3 | Spurs | 38 | 23 | 38 | 77 |
| Position moved down | 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 46 | 75 |
| Position remains the same | 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 24 | 70 |
| Position remains the same | 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 23 | 63 |
| Position remains the same | 7 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | -3 | 54 |
9 Lukaku
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Touches in Oppo Box by Lukaku 6
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Total Shots by Lukaku 2
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Headers on Target by Lukaku 1
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Duels Won by Lukaku 6
7 Alexis
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Passes in Oppo half by Alexis 53
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Total touches by Alexis 83
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Duels Won by Alexis 10
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Chances Created by Alexis 3
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11 Clearances by Manchester United 37 Clearances by West Bromwich Albion
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10 Interceptions by Manchester United 16 Interceptions by West Bromwich Albion
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7 Successful Tackles by Manchester United 7 Successful Tackles by West Bromwich Albion
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55 Duels Won by Manchester United 37 Duels Won by West Bromwich Albion
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70% Possession by Manchester United 30% Possession by West Bromwich Albion
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14 Total Shots by Manchester United 10 Total Shots by West Bromwich Albion
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738 Total Passes by Manchester United 311 Total Passes by West Bromwich Albion
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0 Goals by Manchester United 1 Goals by West Bromwich Albion
What a bad day for the Reds. There were chances for the Reds throughout the game, but they could not find a way past Ben Foster, while they had calls for a penalty early on waved away by the referee, Paul Tierney. The visitors, meanwhile, took their one chance from a set-piece and emerged with all three points. Let's bounce back on Wednesday.
90 MINS + 3
Chris Smalling nearly adds to his goal scored last weekend. There wasn't enough power on his header to put the ball past Ben Foster, who again makes a save.
90 MINS + 1
Four minutes of stoppage time to be played.
90 MINS
Again close. Anthony Martial's ball into the box nearly finds Romelu Lukaku. Instead it rolls into the hands of Ben Foster. Stoppage time approaching.
88 MINS
United are trying everything right now, but they're still in search of that cutting edge to get that equaliser. Valencia is putting balls into the box, but there is no red shirt on the end of it. Just under five minutes to go now.
West Brom
Away Team West Brom- Foster Shirt number 1
- Nyom Shirt number 2
- Dawson Shirt number 25
- Hegazi Shirt number 26
- Gibbs Shirt number 3
- Phillips Shirt number 10
- Livermore Shirt number 8
- Brunt Shirt number 11
- McClean Shirt number 14
- Rodriguez Shirt number 19
- Rondón Shirt number 9