Match Details:

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
Date: Monday, 20th October
Kick off: 20:00 BST
Venue: The Hawthorns


Team News:

West Brom skipper Chris Brunt
could be fit to face Manchester
United on Monday despite injuring
his groin on international duty.

Forward Victor Anichebe is a doubt with
a hernia problem.
United captain Wayne Rooney is
suspended after his red card against
West Ham.

Ander Herrera, Chris Smalling, Ashley
Young, Phil Jones and Michael Carrick
are training again and could feature, if
they can prove their match fitness.


Match Previews:

"Judge me after three months,"
announced Louis van Gaal when he
arrived at Old Trafford with Brazilian
sand still between his toes from the
World Cup.

Those three months have passed. Only
three competitive games have been won.
As honeymoons go it has been tough; a
large transfer dowry has been badly
needed.

While many observers have indeed
presented their own 'Three-month LVG
report cards', you could argue that a
glance at United's fixture list suggests
the next month will give a much better
indication as to how the Dutchman
should be judged.

After The Hawthorns, three of the next
four assignments for United are against
Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal.
All three will be judgement days of their
own.

United spent the international break
inside the Premier League top four -
occupying a Champions League
qualifying spot for the first time in more
than a year.

Victory at West Brom would mean a first
away win in the job for Van Gaal, who
has so far travelled to Sunderland, MK
Dons, Burnley and, most recently,
Leicester without success.

The Hawthorns will not be an easy
destination. Alan Irvine's side have only
lost once in their five home fixtures. The
Baggies have won their past two in front
of their own fans, most recently beating
Burnley 4-0.

United fans will remember Saido
Berahino announcing himself at the top
level just over a year ago by scoring in
successive games against Arsenal and at
Old Trafford.

He was barely a month out of his teens
at the time and only managed a further
four league goals by the end of the
campaign.

A year wiser, Berahino has scored more
goals for West Brom this season than all
of his team-mates combined.
It can take time to settle in - sometimes
more than three months - whether you
are a young English striker or an old
Dutch master.


Match Facts:

Head-to-head

•Manchester United have never lost at
West Brom in the Premier League
(W7, D1).

•There has only been one draw in their
past 18 top-flight meetings at The
Hawthorns - the 5-5 draw in May
2013, Sir Alex Ferguson's last game
in charge.

•West Brom have only beaten the Reds
once in the Premier League (D3, L12).

West Brom

•West Brom have only won two of their
previous 18 Premier League matches
on a Monday (D7, L9).

•The Baggies have only lost one of
their five home games this season in
all competitions (W2, D2, L1).

•They are one goal away from
conceding their 500th in the Premier
League.

•Five of Saido Berahino's six goals this
season have come at The Hawthorns.

Manchester United

•Victory at The Hawthorns would see
United win three consecutive league
games for the first time in 2014.
However they are without a win in
their past five away league games -
their worst run since 2001. It is 18
years since they went six away games
without a win in the Premier League.

•Angel Di Maria has been involved in
six goals in his five Premier League
appearances (three goals, three
assists).

•Robin van Persie has scored four
goals, and assisted two, in his past
seven league appearances against
West Brom.

FTC

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