GK: David de Gea (6) – Made a good save from Jay Rodriguez in the first half. Barely worked throughout the game, and had no chance on saving the goal
RB: Antonio Valencia (5) – Once again, Valencia frustrated in attack- the Ecuadorian got forward frequently, but his final ball would fail to reach a red shirt
CB: Chris Smalling (6) – Played well, and made some good tackles on the rare occasions that West Brom countered. Had a good late chance saved by Ben Foster
CB: Victor Lindelof (6) – Decent outing for the Swede, as he acquitted himself well whenever challenged
LB: Ashley Young (5) – Similar to Valencia on the opposite flank; Young got forward but was extremely wasteful with the ball. Taken off after West Brom’s goal
CM: Nemanja Matic (6) – Was his usual tidy self in front of the defence, keeping things ticking along without doing anything flashy
CM: Paul Pogba (5) – After a sublime performance to haul United in front of City last weekend, this was an infuriating reversion for the Frenchman. Booked for a blatant handball in the box, Pogba was guilty of over-complicating things too often, and was taken off with half an hour to play and the score goalless
CM: Ander Herrera (5) – Typical energetic display from the former Bilbao man, but was taken off at half-time
RW: Juan Mata (6) – Mata tried his best to influence things, drifting across the pitch and linking up with his fellow attackers. Faded tremendously in the second half
LW: Alexis Sanchez (6) – Carried on from the City game, as he consistently won the ball back and played some lovely passes
CF: Romelu Lukaku (5) – Lukaku had a decent first half, seeing Foster save from close range before a bad first touch took another chance away from him. The Belgian was denied by a brilliant save from the West Brom keeper in the second half, and lost Jay Rodriguez for the decisive goal
Substitutes
Jesse Lingard (5) – Came on at half-time. Had one good effort deflected just wide
Anthony Martial (3) – Came on for Pogba, but was extremely poor
Marcus Rashford (3) – Replaced Young, but failed to impact the game
Man of the Match: Alexis Sanchez
It was a horror show from United, with hardly any player emerging with any credit. Sanchez was the only player in red looking to make something happen, and it is by virtue of his slightly above average performance that he gets the man of the match from me, which truly tells one how bad the rest of the side were.